"Adrian Boliston" wrote in message
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Even in winter i'd say only 10% of trips or less get enough water on the
road to throw up much spray. Fit mudguards and you have extra weight &
wind resistance and general rattles etc for those 90%+ dry trips when they
serve no purpose.


Depends on locality m'lud. Here in deepest rural Norfik many a rural road is
swathed in nasties and IMO, mudguards are an essential bit of winter kit on
one's steed. If one does not have mudguards on one's steed, one very quickly
ends up looking like one has participated in the Paris-Roubaix on a wet day.

Cheers, helen s