The biggest risk with mudguards is a foreign object fouling them and causing the wheel to seize. It’s a real risk on the road, off road it’s almost inevitable.
Maybe not that much of a risk if you’ve got slick tyres on? I lived to tell the tale.
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The biggest risk with mudguards is a foreign object fouling them and causing the wheel to seize. It’s a real risk on the road, off road it’s almost inevitable.