Leaves in your wheel

[fatblokish]

Friend or foe?

Do you enjoy the presence of a leaf or two stuck in your mudguards or brakes as a whirring accompaniment to your efforts, or curse them as a damned hindrance to your progress? Or don'tcha give a hoot?

 

[punkedmonkey]

As long as they are not wet and in a pile under my wheel under heavy braking and then following that under my arse (as they were about a week ago)-

I can't say it would bother me (as long as the one in the brake isn't gonna affect my stopping performance)

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

They don't slow me down but they spoil the pleasure of riding on a smoothly running, almost silent bike. I get plenty of time at the next red light to get the leaves to take their leave. Once, somehow, I managed to get some chewing gum off the road and in between my rim and brakes. That was a real pain to remove.

 

[akb]

Any foliage between my tyre and mudguards sends me into a right panic as it takes a few seconds to register what that horrible noise is. Bloody nuisance they are!

 

[VamP]

They are a vague irritant, and sometimes I catch myself attempting to remove them while riding. Not recommended, especially when you consider likely effect of fingers in spokes

 

[Moodyman]

They're not bad - they work their way out of the mudgaurds after a few wheel rotations.

It's plastic bags that I fear. Get one of those in your drivetrain and it could be serious.

 

[potsy]

They're not bad - they work their way out of the mudgaurds after a few wheel rotations.

It's plastic bags that I fear. Get one of those in your drivetrain and it could be serious.

I know, imagine the shame if it was a netto or Lidl one and not Waitrose

 

[Thomk]

They are a vague irritant, and sometimes I catch myself attempting to remove them while riding. Not recommended, especially when you consider likely effect of fingers in spokes

I did that once I then did a mental double take and realised I was being a total plank and had waking dreams for the rest of the ride of me counting up to seven with my fingers like a toddler and then realising that 7 was my full set. Never again

 

[trio25]

Annoying, but less annoying than when I didn't have mudguards.

 

[fossyant]

I am OCD enough to stop and remove - noises drive me potty. I hear voices. LOL

PS never tried it on the move. Oh no. I know clubmates who did that. Bladed spokes to be avoided.