Fenders And A Tailwind Both Directions

Earlier this week we had some rain so the streets were wet and I needed to go to the grocery store. I drug the parts and pieces of this bike down from the attic and built it up since it has fenders. None of the bikes that I currently have ready to ride have fenders. I really should keep a fendered bike around all the time but I don’t. I suppose it’s because I like my bikes more stripped down. A little less weight and less chance of rubbing and rattling.

By the time I had the bike assembled and was ready to go, the temperature was in the low 60s and the sun was shining. I wore shorts, the 2nd time this year. It was a perfectly timed ride. I had a tailwind going there and while I was in the store eating and shopping, the wind did a 180 so I had a tailwind coming home as well. Along with the change of wind direction though the Temp dropped by 20 degrees and the sun disappeared so it was a chilly return ride.

I had to borrow a saddle off of another bike to build this one up. If I were to keep this bike in service I’d need to tear one of my others down. I could just come up with another saddle but I really don’t want to add another bike to the garage. I’ve thought of adding fenders to my old Specialized Hybrid or coming up with a temporary rear fender/mud guard type thing that can easily be put on most any of my bikes. Something similar to what I did here. I haven’t decided yet what I’ll do.