Fenders for Tour Divide Racing

[seabiscuit]

So I've been known to entertain a crazy idea or two. Here's the one for today: Why shouldn't I run fenders on a Tour Divide ITT?

Reasons I know not to:
 - Muddy/snowy sections could cause unacceptable build up
 - danger of snagging a fender/fender failure causing a crash
 - one more thing to fail

Reason to:
 - Keeps you much drier in intermittent rain showers
 - keeps the drive train cleaner

My biggest issue would be finding fenders that would work on my setup (Mid fat), so I'd likely be doing some fancy DIY thing.

[Lentamentalisk]

Mucky Nutz? Ass Savers?

I made some and bought some. Keeps the muck off my front 95%, my back 50%, my feet 0%, my seat post, water bottles, frame bag 95%, drive train 10%. They aren't nearly as effective as full coverage fenders, but I also take them almost exclusively on singletrack, and no problems yet.

[seabiscuit]

Heh, that's pretty close to the setup I have now.