Hey GB, did you ever get a fender mounted on those Sand Canyons? I assume probably not, or at least without modifying the fender mount higher. I really like the look of the SC tread. Having said that I just mounted the latest iteration of the 27 1/4 Continental tour ride. The tire seems to have changed radically in last few years, but was cheap and is narrow enough to where I could mount it with fenders. Will test it soon and report back. I picked this one b/c there are some really rotten roads around here and sand, gravel, huge cracks, etc are the norm a good part of the year. So really I like a good tread similar to what is on those sand canyons but also need fenders.