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Ok so title was deliberate click-bait/trolling.
I've found riding dedicated routes on forestry access tracks built with aggregate (aka gravel riding) in precipitous weather to be really tough on my eyes. I get a horrible grinding paste flung up in them. It seems far worse than on road or mountain bike rides. When I've tried wearing glasses (albeit cheap safety specs) they get covered really quickly and I can barely see.
I'm thinking my options are:
1. No Glasses
2. Different Glasses
3. Mud-guard
4. 2 & 3
I'm reluctant to go with conventional full coverage mudguards but I'm thinking something like the new gravel mud-hugger is probably the solution?
So, indulge my pontification, what does stw reccomend?
Mud guard is the answer and the new Mud Hugger does look useful and probably just about long enough to do the job. New glasses has the obvious advantage of getting nice new glasses, unfortunately they'll still be covered in crap just as quickly
unfortunately they’ll still be covered in crap just as quickly
Ok yeah, wasn't sure if it was just cos I'm a cheapskate and that posher glasses might have better water repelency, not sure if I'd want to go rubbing my glasses in Rain-X
Gravelhugger on the front - find it is usually sufficient to stop the worst of it.
Gravel hugger should do a nice job...
...on the paintjob.
(Semi)-joking apart, fitting proper full-length guards is my preferred route. I even have my 2.2 Race Kings covered. Just need to fit flaps to complete.
These look interesting as an alternative (knowing that some silly bikes have no mudguard eyelets)
https://road.cc/content/review/261388-sks-speedrocker-mudguard-set
Malvern Rider
MemberGravel hugger should do a nice job…
…on the paintjob.
Easily fixed with some tape underneath
I put helicopter tape on the inside of the forks and around the seat stays for when I use the rear gravel hugger - the rear one is supplied with it and found there was sufficient for both the seat stays and forks.