mudguards

The advantage of the gap is that you can easily fit mudguards.

Behold the folding bike that looks - and rides - like a 'real' one 2010

Fenders are mudguards here in the Antipodes, but just to continue the small talk about the weather we don't use them, as it hasn't rained since 1998 .

The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Crappy Weather BikeSnobNYC 2009

Speaking of cultural differences, the same Australian reader also reminded me that Australians like the British call fenders "mudguards."

Hell in a Handbasket: More Disturbing Signs BikeSnobNYC 2009

It's also hard to imagine how one can manage without fenguards which combines "fenders" and "mudguards" and as such is the pretentious "mid-Atlantic" term.

BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz! BikeSnobNYC 2009

Can you cut the covers off to save weight, as I personally consider covers to be the mudguards of print media.

BSNYC Product Review: Bicycle Book Shootout! BikeSnobNYC 2009

Speaking of cultural differences, the same Australian reader also reminded me that Australians like the British call fenders "mudguards."

Archive 2009-04-01 BikeSnobNYC 2009

They have mudguards and lights already fitted, and racks and baskets to put a briefcase or shopping in.

Jackie wants a Trad bike like the many in Oxford! Catholic Mom of 10 2009

One/ Is that not the cyclocross bike with fenders/mudguards.

The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Crappy Weather BikeSnobNYC 2009

Although some thin chrome vintage tubular rims would have worked better, and maybe a road bike with baskets and mudguards would have been more fitting than a track bike with risers, this is a rather impressive demonstration of his craft.

Jacques Ferrand Leather Bike | Arkitip Intel 2009

If you're reading this in England, "fenders" are the same as "mudguards."

The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Crappy Weather BikeSnobNYC 2009