Newsflash – Bike riders in Toronto, listen up

So I am originally from Vancouver.  Some of you may know this, well if you know me you will know this, I talk about Vancouver a lot.  I try not to, but I think I generally fail at this.  Anyways, in Vancouver people ride their bikes a lot.  The city encourages this as there are several designated bike ways throughout the city.  All in all it’s pretty awesome if you’re a biker.  Also in Vancouver it rains a lot – in case you haven’t heard.   And you know what, people still ride their bikes, and they don’t get dirty!  Do you know why?  Because they use FENDERS!!!!

I now live in Toronto.  I like Toronto, and I have noticed that lots of people bike here too, it actually seems like more people bike here than in Vancouver.  Yet the city here does not encourage it – weird.  But seriously, bike riders of Toronto, why do you not use fenders? I simply DO NOT understand.  Today on my way home from work I saw several people with a slim long stain up their backs from the dirty water that was being propelled without the inhibition of a fender.  I don’t get it.  Maybe someone can enlighten me.  However I don’t think there is an acceptable excuse, you can buy fenders for $20.  And that is how much it would cost to have your entire ruined outfit dry cleaned if you were to bike sans fenders in the rain.