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I almost never use mudguards but put them on for Wessex series. Probs a good move given the surfaces but I can't even remember if bits were wet or not. When I've been covered in grime I'll just clean myself up and not dwell inside a place.
Lights are for my safety. It's easy enough to pass an annoying light or drop back so I'm not going to reduce my safety just for the convenience of someone sitting on my wheel. These days it's usually my missus on my wheel and she has the bright blinky. Someone gave her grief about it on ALPI so I suggested politely he caught us so why doesn't he fuck off around us if it's so annoying.
Crazy bright front lights are different matter, because you tend to meet them suddenly and the glare is blinding, so I would always try to dip them unlike half the cunts in cars I meet at night...
On something like PBP, where you're often in bunches and working together, I'd deffo switch off the blinking. I think that's mandatory anyway isn't it?