Fenders, Did I go wrong somewhere?
06-22-09 | 05:21 PM
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Fenders, Did I go wrong somewhere?
I just got a set of Axiom Fenders installed and the steel support rods look like they are under a lot of tension. Bowed and not straight.
Should they look like that?
Is there an easy way to adjust the steel supports so they look straight?
I am getting a rear rack at the end of the week and it just looks like the supports would interfear with the rack supports.
Should they look like that?
Is there an easy way to adjust the steel supports so they look straight?
I am getting a rear rack at the end of the week and it just looks like the supports would interfear with the rack supports.
06-22-09 | 05:28 PM
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There are nuts attaching the struts to the fenders in plain sight. Loosen, make straight and centered, tighten, done.
If they are not rubbing and are secure like that, perhaps the installers did that intentionally. I would leave it if this is the case.
If they are not rubbing and are secure like that, perhaps the installers did that intentionally. I would leave it if this is the case.
06-22-09 | 08:31 PM
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Mine aren't straight, either.
Incidentally, it looks like one the black rubber tips came off/wasn't put on. Find it and put it on there. My front ones came off and I have like five gouges on my shins from when I was parking my bike in several places over the weekend.
Incidentally, it looks like one the black rubber tips came off/wasn't put on. Find it and put it on there. My front ones came off and I have like five gouges on my shins from when I was parking my bike in several places over the weekend.
06-22-09 | 08:40 PM
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06-22-09 | 09:45 PM
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Lost forever between the cracks of my deck. 
ThanX everyone, for the replies.
I just have to tweak the fron fender as it is a bit off centre and bugging the cr@p out of me.
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06-23-09 | 08:48 AM
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You can bend the stays any way you like, but it is hard to get them perfectly straight once bent.
You can put a couple layers of heat shrink tubing on the ends of the stays to protect your shins.
You can put a couple layers of heat shrink tubing on the ends of the stays to protect your shins.
06-23-09 | 09:44 AM
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They do rattle around a bit. I'll have to try tensioning them and see how well it works.
06-23-09 | 12:08 PM
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