Winter’s lease is up. It’s spring — mud-lucious and puddle-wonderful spring. Do you have mudflaps on your fenders?
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by Tamia Nelson | April 25, 2015

To twist the words of a well-known scribbler, winter’s lease hath far too long a date. But the term of that lease is drawing to a close — at last — and spring showers are now washing away the winter’s snows. Does the rain dampen my spirits? Not a bit. That’s what fenders are for!

OK. Fenders are good. But a fender with a mudflap is better. Much better. In fact, if you often ride as part of a pack, you’ll want to add mudflaps to both fenders, out of consideration for whoever ends up on your wheel. Making mudflaps is easy, and the cost is negligible. All you need is a one-liter soft drink bottle for each fender, along with a few other household items and tools. Your bike won’t win any beauty contests, but it’ll be a cleaner machine forevermore. And you’ll stay cleaner, too.