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I bought a pair of these Latt guards from Swarf Cycles last week, the 35mm ones. Fitted them over a couple of evenings and did a 50mile ride with them yesterday. I have an Enigma Etape. My thoughts:
Measure twice, drill once. I took my time with the fitting. They come with the holes drilled for the stays and for fitting the rear to the BB/chainstay bridge. You do the rest. I trimmed about 5" off front guard with bandsaw as it was coming too far over the top of the wheel. This is the look I aimed for: http://www.thevanillaworkshop.com/leave-it-on-the-road/
I repurposed an SKS front guard brake mount as the supplied fitting wouldn't work. The angled bracket you show above wasn't supplied, not that it would work on my bike. Make sure you have a box of spare bolts/washers etc so you can come up with a solution for your bike! Unless all the planets align, it's a good few hours/couple of evening's work to get them fitted. By comparison I fitted and fettled my previous SKS Bluemels in 30mins.
Over bumpy roads there is some guard/tyre rub/interaction which I am hoping to fettle away tonight. I think it's coming from the rear guard. These guards aren't as easy to align as SKS as you only have one stay to adjust. They are much stiffer than SKS and stay put once you have them set up. Hopefully I can get rid of the occaisional rubbing as the sound is quite loud due the the stiff carbon amplifying things.
There is a Nylock nut (same size as one in last photo) which attaches the stays to the guard. It sits between the fender and the tyre and therefore clearance needs to be allowed for it.
TLDR: Takes time to fit. Bolts/fittings may not be perfect for your bike. Will need fettling.
Will update......
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Matt101
Anyone got these?
Latt Carbon Fibre.
Quite like the look of them.