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@Howard
I know - they do a version with mudguards out of the box. But the geo is racey-ish. Wheelbase is short, headtube is a reasonable size and isn't too slack, comes with a CX chainset etc. With the smaller sizes, if you rode it with mudguards the toe overlap would be hideous.
I suspect the Product Managers slap the bosses on with the rationale that to some edge case buyers it might swing it for them. Same with the Kinesis, although they are more up-front about their intentions with the Crosslight - it's a race bike.
If it wasn't designed to be slogged round a muddy field for an hour on a Sunday then it's just a muddle.