Help with fender install

[SlackMan]

I hope that someone can give me advice on a fender installation. The front fender has a slotted bracket to attach to the front brake bolt. If I position the bracket so that it does not contact the bottom of the headset, the fender is too low. If I position the bracket so that the fender is high enough, it will contact the headset. Does anyone have any advice? Should I mount the fender so that the bracket bends against the headset cup or do I just need a different type of fender?

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/11/22/01bc53275ed47f8851ff5a002508b11b.jpg

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/11/22/d9d2555431cefd67e5fdd49652ca5511.jpg

[macaroon]

Either bend the top of the bracket over, or just cut it off (that's what I did)

[SlackMan]

Do you mean that you cut it completely off? Or did you just cut it to a given length?

[MySweetFixie]

I had this same problem and I ended up making a little bracket out of a coat hanger and attacking it with zip ties. I'm at work right now, but I'll try to remember to snap a pic when I get home.

It's a pretty east solution, and despite my crass description it is actually sort of aesthetic when installed.

[Cicli]

Bend the bracket word the caliper so it clears the headset. Piece of cake.

[SlackMan]

ARGHHH! It looks like the tire-fender combo I have is not going to work even if I resolve the bracket issue. And I am not willing to go with smaller tires. Thanks for the replies anyway.