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MisterMikkel
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It was a real struggle to mount the mudguards.
I had to use the rear stays on the front to get flex enough to use the inside of the rack mounts on the forks.
Also I had to extend the front stay to fit the rear. My silly dropouts and placement of threaded eyelets has meant that standard SKS stays are not long enough. I fixed this with the leftovers from the stays mounted on the front, a bit of copper wire and some silver solder.
Get the right mudguard lines required some spacers and a lot of on and off. In the end I had to file the mudguards where they meet the fork legs and chain stays. 65mm is too wide I guess, but now I have super protections from water and grime, albeit a giant toe overlap ;-)
BTW I need some suggestions for off the shelf mudflaps wide enough to fit 65mm mudguards or suggestions to materials to make them from. Last ones I made from rubber weren't strong enough where they were riveted to the mudguards.