I'm thinking thwacks with a riding crop, repeated every mile or so of riding might work. I think of the torment i went through last winter and am pretty motivated to find a solution.

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My fenders have never iced up.

I wouldn't thwack a front fender myself, but I am quite fond of the idea that the front fender's stays don't get bent and cause the front fender to jam up the front tire.

I rode a lot last winter and I don't recall fender icing being a problem. No doubt the weather is the big factor but maybe it depends on the fender material - mine are plastic. If stuff accumulates my first thought would be to clean the inside of the fenders and spray something slippery like silicon on the interior surface.

Hasn't been a problem except on really snowy days, even then my tires moving would create enough heat and movement that I could at least move. I would have to make sure I cleaned the fenders out when I stopped, having all the snow freeze into giant chunks of ice was a bit harder to deal with.

Honestly though, I just don't bother much with fenders in the winter and opt for waterproof and easily cleanable clothes.

I've never experienced it and can't really picture how it could be a problem.

My solution is to pop a wheelie and come down hard. Or bunny hop the bike. It usually knocks loose all the accumulated snow. Never had a problem with ice though.

One thing to check is to make sure the rear end of the fender is the closest the fender gets to the wheel.

If the fender is further from the wheel there, snow (or other debris) can be carried up by the wheel and then get wedged as the fender comes closer to the wheel.

If the fender is close to the wheel there, anything coming up that could get wedged won't be able to get in the space and anything that gets in the space can be carried through to clear the wheel.

Ideally, you have a very slowly increasing distance from the wheel to the fender with the widest point being at the front of the fender.

And, if you get it juuust right....