Never had it myself, but recently fitted a mudguard and found it pretty useful for this, when you're about to hit the front wheel you hit the mudguard first so you have time to react.
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Never had it myself, but recently fitted a mudguard and found it pretty useful for this, when you're about to hit the front wheel you hit the mudguard first so you have time to react.