On Dec 27, 8:58*am, datakoll wrote:

a front fender protects from the ineveitable 360 degree spraying of mist: water, cow and sheep dung, dog excrement...

Years ago, my wife & daughter and I did a tour of Ireland by bike.
(One of the wettest experiences I've ever had, BTW.) In Killarney, we
were riding on lanes where tourists get rides in horse-drawn carriages
or "jaunting cars." The asphalt was covered by horse-dung soup. The
ladies said they were _really_ glad to have the fenders!

- Frank Krygowski