What This Bike Needs… Is $1500 Mudguards?

Ok, it never really stopped raining, but let’s pretend this is a seasonal moment. Your thoughts turn to keeping the puddles off your posterior and the mud from your moustache. What your bike needs, is a sensible winter coat: some mudguards. Or fenders, if you prefer.

Luckily for you, there’s no need to compromise on style as the wetter seasons approach (look, we’re still living in a fantasy world where there is a dry season, OK?). Perhaps you want to offset the forever chemicals in all those waterproofs and avoid plastic. As ever, the bicycle world is there to cater for every need, want, and declaration of personality. We present to you, the $1500 titanium mudguard:

Sensibly, the makers of these mudguards suggest you might want to use them all year round. You need to get your money’s worth, right? And Ok, we’ve been a little sensationalist – there’s also a budget $1000 option. Here’s the official PR from No. 22:

No. 22’s Titanium Fenders answer the call for year-round cyclists who know protection from the elements is as critical as investing in a product that will last a lifetime. The benefits associated with Ti construction shine through in No. 22’s fender set, which addresses the need for year-long durability, corrosion resistance, and lightweight performance.

Form and finish meet in a beautiful package with No. 22’s Ti fender set, enhancing the visual aesthetic of your winter workhouse while providing full protection and robust construction. And an endless color array offers the opportunity to easily color-match any of No. 22’s frames. 

Clean edges, seamless construction and a compound curve leave nothing to be desired. And while the fenders integrate perfectly with every No. 22 model, virtually any road or gravel bike can benefit from this ultimate winter upgrade: the most durable full-coverage fenders on the market.

Details

• Full Titanium Fender Set, cut and formed from a single sheet of Ti
• Road and Gravel models available:
  • Road: 22.5mm height x 22.5mm radius. Recommended tire size up to 30mm 
  • Gravel: 25mm height x 25mm radius. Recommended tire size up to 35mm 
• Raw, anodized, or Cerakote finish with endless color combinations
• Pairs with nearly any fender-compatible road or gravel bike

Unfortunately, there doesn’t appear to be a Brompton version, so you can’t have a set of these to go with those Paul brakes you squawked about recently.

Anyway, altogether now…