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@Sanddancer
I have the 50mm hammered VOs with 35c Conti cyclocross speed. Total nightmare too. Not even sure if I'll be able to get it done properly since the fork seems too narrow at the crown for the guards and pinches it in a bit reducing side to side clearance. And at the rear, although I don't have it drilled and bolted in yet I think the seat stay brake bridge is going to force the guard too close to the tyre radially for clearance.
Not worrying about that at the minute though as my current attention is the fitting of the Alfine 8. Mine seems different to all the set ups I can find online. If I use the spacer/lugs/washers that align the cable holder part parallel to the seat stays (as it naturally should be to my eyes, and would fit with the frame's cable routing) the cable/holder arm fouls the chain. I can use the other spacers to have that part horizontal, sitting between the top and bottom chain runs and all is well, but the cable routing is messed up. All the hubs I've seen online seem to have the cable positioned further out from the centreline of the bike, toward the drop out so it clears the chain, but I can't see how that is adjustable in any way.