Training Begins, Bring on the Doubles

[jobob]

http://www.seattlerandonneur.org/ I think these folks do some stuff, but I have always shied away from them because they require fenders and stuff (I think). My bike doesn't take fenders.

Where is it said they require fenders?

[Starfish]

Where is it said they require fenders?

I have to admit, I cannot put my finger on where I saw that. It would bear checking with the folks who know.

It seems to me that I have read that participation in **** (whatever rand. association ride I was looking at, and for all I know there are many, and they all have different rules?) requires fenders if it rains.

It might be that the one thing I saw that one time lodged in my mind and has dissuaded me ever since.

If I run across what I saw or am thinking of, I'll let you know. Maybe it was the Canadian 200K I was looking at last year? There is one in Nelson BC I was interested in.

ETA: I found this blurb on the listings for many of their 2007 rides. Perhaps the "Required" part was something I picked up while looking at a ride with a different association? For awhile there, I was looking a lot at the BC association's site. Anyhow, here is the blurb: As a courtesy to other riders, fenders (with 1/4 coverage front wheel and 1/2 coverage rear wheel) are a must or you'll face the scorn and abuse of your fellow randonneurs. Additional rear splashguards are recommended for group riding.

[maillotpois]

Yeah, they're generally recommended, not required.

For rain rides, I do have the clip on carbon SKS fenders which will work on any bike - probably yours as well, Starfish. My frames are racing frames with no fender braze ons, etc. Indeed, minimal wheel clearance and adjusting the fenders was tricky but they work well.

[Starfish]

Yeah, they're generally recommended, not required.

For rain rides, I do have the clip on carbon SKS fenders which will work on any bike - probably yours as well, Starfish. My frames are racing frames with no fender braze ons, etc. Indeed, minimal wheel clearance and adjusting the fenders was tricky but they work well.

Hey, great to know. I would like to make it a little less painful to train in our crummy winters, springs, and, well, this year our crummy July 19th

The Sequoia makes a great rain bike - long and stable - so I would like to look into the fenders that might work. I had assumed none would. Guess that's the trouble with assuming!