Hi Scott, please be sure to do what easyrider is telling you in a way. I will NEVER build a bike with only one front brace! IF you add another front brace, in the front, you may not need to cut out your angle braces at all.

I have pics somewhere of mangled bikes from front fender failures.

Mike

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