I installed SKS Longboard fenders on my long distance bike that I use for camping trips and whatnot. This post is about the front fender because the rear fender isn't an issue.

I suppose the front fender, in a state of stock configuration, is a decent design if its user only rides in places where few objects will present themselves, like rural roads. I live in the city where curbs, steps, pot holes, and road debris are common obstacles. The front fender frequently catches/rubs/scoops all of these objects when I am headed out of the city into rural areas.

I'd like to take the front fender up a few inches to create more clearance. Does anyone have any experience cutting SKS fenders? If so, how do you keep the cut clean and precise?

I never heard of that fender. Google images make it look like they're trying to catch up to the PB Cascadia and then go one farther; maybe too far, in your case. Interesting.

So is the fender popping out of the safety tabs? Can you install the fender with the fork crown tab at the front rather than the rear of the fork to give an extra inch or so?