I love 'em and I think it's cool to come back from a sloppy winter ride without a soaked groin and a skunk stripe up your back, but to each their own. I personally like the way my MTB looks with fenders front and rear. If anyone I ride with has had a negative reaction they haven't told me or made it obvious and the number of Mudhugger equipped bikes in our extended riding group grows by a significant number each winter. The main discussion point I encounter from other riders is "Where do I buy one of those???"
That said it doesn't bother me at all if someone prefers to ride without fenders. I don't have to do their laundry or maintain their bike. ;)
It also doesn't bother me one bit if someone I meet riding thinks my fender\[s\] are F-ugly.
Sept. 16, 2019, 8:26 a.m. - Vik Banerjee
I love 'em and I think it's cool to come back from a sloppy winter ride without a soaked groin and a skunk stripe up your back, but to each their own. I personally like the way my MTB looks with fenders front and rear. If anyone I ride with has had a negative reaction they haven't told me or made it obvious and the number of Mudhugger equipped bikes in our extended riding group grows by a significant number each winter. The main discussion point I encounter from other riders is "Where do I buy one of those???" That said it doesn't bother me at all if someone prefers to ride without fenders. I don't have to do their laundry or maintain their bike. ;) It also doesn't bother me one bit if someone I meet riding thinks my fender\[s\] are F-ugly.