Originally Posted by
dschwarz
That's how my Dahon SKS fenders look - bowed, struts are under tension to keep the fender solidly in place.
Gah, really? I installed some fenders a few months back, and I just put them straight and under no tension. It never occurred to me to tension the stays.
They do rattle around a bit. I'll have to try tensioning them and see how well it works.