...or should that be “fender”
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I recently bought a a pair 55mm 26” mudguards for my Sherpa to replace my much loved Berthoud stainless steel mudguards which were too narrow for my new Dureme tyres.
I looked through the forum for tips on mudguard fitting and
came across this post from Dan.
I tried the same method, using a length of hosepipe as a spacer and it works a treat.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50860641191_cd8d4f0b37_c.jpg)
1) Tape the hosepipe to the tyre.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50860641351_5c16f98ab4_c.jpg)
2) Tape the mudguard on top.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50860739707_1dd0341fd5_c.jpg)
3) Position the wheel in he right place for the mudguard, then secure the brake.
4) Finally, fit the stays, spacers and fork bolt.
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50860757512_555efb9fc4_c.jpg)
5) The final result looked like this and I also added SKS rubber mud flaps front and rear, which are surprisingly robust.
The front mudguard was straightforward, but getting the back mudguard attached to my rack “Thorn style” was tough!
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50860780742_292928ede0_c.jpg)
I always find cutting the mudguard stays difficult, but this time I bought a small Dremel cutting wheel and adapter which made the job much easier (the Dremel tool fitted in my cordless drill, so need for a separate Dremel tool).
The rear mudguard isn’t perfect, but it’s a lot better than I could of done without Dan’s method - so
thanks Dan!Kevin