Originally Posted by
daveizdum
It depends which model you get. My friend has Planet Bike Full ATB fenders, which do not have release tabs:
http://ecom1.planetbike.com/7005.html The link you gave is to the Hardcore ATB fender which, as you say, should come with the release tab. Are you sure you were given the fender you thought you were getting? Planet Bike makes quite a few models:
http://ecom1.planetbike.com/fenders.html
Yeah, the cardboard packaging says they are the Hardcore fenders that fit hybrid/touring bikes. It doesn't say anything about the tabs, though. Didn't mention them in the instructions either, which are the same as the instructions from the PB web site.