(Kudos to those who know the title reference!)
So one of my fender bras plastic clips broke so I ordered a new set. When I removed the right side, I noticed that the fender had been subjected to some abuse that had scraped and chipped the paint off. I now know why the bras were in place. I cannot complain too loudly, although for a 5 year old trike with only 5000 miles on it when I purchased it, I would not have thought the fenders could have been abused this badly. There is a scrape on the left fender that I knew about prior to purchase. I can only surmise one of two things, the trike was purchased by someone who had more money than common sense on how to ride a trike, (it has close to $10,000 in extras added at time of purchase.) and/or it was stored/trailerd somewhere that allowed it to be damaged. For now the bras hide the damage and look nice to me. When I have more money than brains or hit the lottery, it will be a good excuse to get a custom paint job!
I feel all better now!