Leah, terribly sorry I somehow missed this thread otherwise could have solved your dilemma days ago or in one of the emails I clobbered you with the last couple days. I have the black versions of those very same fenders on my Polyvalent. The mounting point on the Polyvalent is different though & just required a screw straight through. In any case pity I don't live close because it would literally taken me a minute to fix that. Presumably reading through this you've got the bracket from VO already; I am assuming you would have gotten one originally & your inept mechanic just didn't know what to do with it!? It should look like a silver version if this:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/i7ewgztjUSMNjic17 Did it come with a screw or bolt or something? If not you can go to Lowes or HD & get the things you need. 1 screw - cap head allen screw M5 x 16mm should be long enough (maybe a little longer just in case) I suggest stainless steel. One M5 nylock nut stainless steel if possible Probably some appropriately sized washers would be good as well. With these items in hand sneak up on unsuspecting bicycle and insert screw through bracket and small hole on the frame bridge. Attach with washer & nut, but do not tighten. Lower bracket down until it contacts the fender. This bracket isn't super strong once it's on the bike & against the fender there should be enough resistance to bend it with your fingers. If this proves difficult maybe your husband or a neighbor could manage!? Once you get is sort of bent around the edge of the fender you could gently clamp it down more with some pliers. It doesn't need to be super tight just snug. If you want it not to rattle you could slip a piece of cut up inner tube or something in between the bracket & fender prior to bending the little tabs then clamp down a little tighter. Once you've done this you can finish tightening the nut on the screw. I certainly hope that makes sense!? And I'm sorry you don't have any competent bike shops around there. I've been working on bikes since I was 6 so sometimes it's hard for me to understand how things like this happen. 🤔 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d0ae810b-d605-4344-8165-05452b47a77f%40googlegroups.com.
