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Originally Posted by Bushelofpecks

I installed SKS Longboards on my 2015 Trek 520 Disc. It took thought, patience, and a bit of creativity given the ideal spacers were not to be found at my LBS. The video of installing SKS Longboards from Rivendell Cycles was very helpful. I ended up using a long bolt with lock nuts to achieve the proper offset. I bent the stays by hand. This was the first time I ever installed fenders and it took a few days given the trips back and forth to the LBS as well as other daily "honey do" things. The fenders work really well and very much worth the effort.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lG_WZVS9SUY

Looks good. One other option you had besides bending the stays around the brake caliper is to shorten them a bit and mount them at the mid-fork eyelets. I did that with my cargo bike and I've seen others do this as well.

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