Batavus Fuego E-Go 7 Front Fender Bracket

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This is a replacement part for the official Batavus Fuego E-Go 7 e-bike front fender mounting bracket. Well, it's not an actual replacement part, since cloning the subpar original design would be absurd. The idea was to break when the bike tips over or someone hits the fender. Tiny plastic clips grip a small groove on top of the front fender to hold it in place. These tiny clips are all that's preventing the front fender from falling onto the front wheel. With just a little force, the fender becomes loose again and the connection gets weaker each time. You might be able to clip the fender back into place a few times, but chances are high that the clips' teeth crack and you'll need a replacement part. It's unfortunate they used such low-quality components on an expensive Batavus e-bike like this. When I saw the original design, I didn't even think about checking or ordering an official replacement. Even a two-euro part (including shipping) would be too pricey, and I bet it would cost more than that. So, I designed my own fender mount from scratch. Just unscrew the original broken component using a M10 wrench and remove it. Now clip the new one onto the fender and slide it up until you can insert and tighten the screw. Done. If you have the two-part fender version with a transparent plastic part on top of the black one, just super glue them together for your own safety. The stupid plastic mount grabbed through a square hole in the transparent plastic to "mount" the lower black part, which was keeping the upper part more or less loose on top. Did I mention the crappy design? In my opinion, the transparent upper fender part is level two of the wear-optimized design. When the fender catches dirt, it gets between both elements and the transparent section makes the dirt visible from above. So, in the end, the owner may want to clean the fender, which requires unmounting and separating the fender elements, which probably results in breaking the crappy mount even without dropping the bike. When printed from ABS, this part should be durable and shock-resistant due to its flexibility. If it fails in the future, which is unlikely, I can simply print a new one for a few cents. Since this could be useful for other bike models or types, I added the FreeCAD V0.19 source file that allows changing the measurements. Update: 30.Jul.2020 Replaced the FreeCAD file as the original had a broken reference.