balloon fenders...with truss rods

[abel01]

Hi everyone..I'm starting to work on my 26"Hiawatha...I'm looking for some fenders....and not sure if they 're the regular 26 fenders or are they different....cause of the truss rods. also I know my bike does not take the L shaped bracket on the front fender ..here's a pic..thanx.

I was told it's a 39 Hiawatha

 

[chimichanga]

man i can't see it. lol get a bigger picture please.

 

[jon]

Depending on the age of the bike most early balloon tire fenders had 1 screw that went throught the fender into the bottom of the forks.
the "L" bracket i think your talking about is used in newer bikes.

 

[GodHatesCleveland]

Depending on the age of the bike most early balloon tire fenders had 1 screw that went throught the fender into the bottom of the forks.
the "L" bracket i think your talking about is used in newer bikes.

Right. The screw goes vertically through the fender and straight into the bottom of the fork. The original screw should has a square shaped washer more or less built into it. The ones I've seen looked similar to a wood screw in terms of general shape.

 

[abel01]

Depending on the age of the bike most early balloon tire fenders had 1 screw that went throught the fender into the bottom of the forks.
the "L" bracket i think your talking about is used in newer bikes.

Yes you're right it goes through fender into bottom of forks....

 

[Crassly]

There should also be a bracket that looks like a two tined fork that goes on the same screw as the fender in the bottom if the fork and supports the truss rods.