Originally Posted by itty01
Forgive me if this has been posted somewhere. I searched and didn't see anything.
I installed some Zefal fenders on my Surly LHT recently. On the rear fender, there are screws that attach to the stays near the cogs. Initially I had these screws pointed inwards, with the screw head on the outside. As I shifted into my highest gear, the chain would get stuck on the screw. Then I switched the screw the other way, so that the head was on the inside. The chain still gets stuck.
Does anyone know of a better way to attach the fender stay to the eyelet?
Thanks
-Itty
All quality touring bikes have the eyelet holes threaded. Therefore, you don't need a nut, especially for the fender eyelet, which doesn't feel much stress. What you should do is get a shorter screw, or file the one you have down. It should go inward, but make it short enough that it doesn't stick out of the dropout on the inside.