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How did you do that? I tried the standard technique (pull the edges away to reduce radius) without any success on a destroyed one, and I wasn't being cautious. I emailed Berthoud about that and they told me it was normal, that (contrary to alu ones) stainless steel mudguards couldn't be re-radiused by hand, and that I'd probably need auto-body mechanics' tools to do so.
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I have re-radiused 650b Berthouds to fit 26" and a 700c set slightly to fit another bike too. Just need to be careful to not dent the middle unintentionally. I have also dented the sides to fit between the stays, but I did it with pliers and the result is not that pretty.