Still think this design is crap, had to cut the stays quite a bit which made them meet the mount at a steep angle and the brackets popped open on the first ride.
Instead of pre-bending the stays in a location that is nowhere near suitable for the wheel size they should come with mounts that accept the stays at the natural angle after they are cut. Or include some instructions how to bend them without a vice.
I often get this feeling when installing mudguards, that there can't in anyway have been any real world test on installing them, on say 4 random bikes, that match the specification.
Still think this design is crap, had to cut the stays quite a bit which made them meet the mount at a steep angle and the brackets popped open on the first ride.
Instead of pre-bending the stays in a location that is nowhere near suitable for the wheel size they should come with mounts that accept the stays at the natural angle after they are cut. Or include some instructions how to bend them without a vice.