Mudguards
For some months now I have had a desire to buy a bicycle, but because of increased demand during the lockdown, when it seems everyone desired a bike, all the bike shops are out of stock. This absence of opportunity to get my hands on a bike has resulted in my spending a lot of time thinking about them. I also notice people riding bikes much more than I used to.Whenever I see a bike, the first thing I tend to notice is whether it has got mudguards. The majority of bikes one sees these days do not have mudguards. When I was young, all bikes had mudguards; they came as standard. I can only assume that mudguards are considered uncool these days. I can understand that; I have, in my time, been as big a slave to current trends as anyone. But, although I can understand it, I’m afraid I certainly cannot buy into it. In fact, I think it is plain stupid.
Anyone who thinks that a bike without mudguards is cooler than one with them, should consider how cool having a dark, wet stripe that extends from the top of their backside to the base of their neck is? Cool is fine, but if it comes at the expense of appearing to be an idiot, give me mudguards every time.
Put mudguards on your bicycle; you know it makes sense.
Comments (25)
There's a lot more people out riding bikes since covid happened, also a lot more people out fishing here in NZ and the rescue chopper has been pretty busy already;; we have had 2 drowning in my area already and it's not even summer yet..
I haven't heard of any people getting hurt out on the cycle tracks yet, but the cycle tracks are pretty tame..
The bike shops will be busy through covid as people find different thing to do with their time, another thing that's popular in my area is dirtbikes;; there are 3 times as many around as normal and the motorbike shops had sold out of all their kids bikes the last time i was there, I might have to get back into motorbike mechanical work once these dirtbikes start to brake down and wear out towards the end of summer..
thought you might have actually abandoned this place and found some real use for your vast amount of free time
be interesting to see how long you go before getting back into conflict with your boyfriend on the blogs
Fling not thy mud at thy fellow man lest his mud guards take exception and attack thee and thine.
We didn't have bicycles back when God created the Earth, so we had to rely on evolution for the mudguard. For that reason, it is no surprise that the Bible has little to say about them, but, strangely enough, neither had Darwin.
I think I like it just because it can fold.
I have never needed a mudguard for the front wheel.
Have you considered getting a girl's bike? They didn't use to have a crossbar.
How dare you?
This is called a step-thru frame nowadays. The "boys" crossbar frame is stronger, but the step-thru seems strong enough to me after 40-some years on a bike. If you have to mount and dismount a lot, the step-thru makes life a whole lot easier. You will also have to carry the bike up and down steps and over obstacles, so start with a light-weight model.