Hey David, regard myself as a bit of an expert having converted a dussin road and mtb's for expedition touring. Off the shelf p-clamps are rarely strong or tight enough to take the pounding. Hose clamps or diy p-clamps made from strips of 1.5 - 2 mm stainless steel are the way to go. My favorite is the wider, non-perforated and very durable stainless hose clams from Sweden ;). Wrap a strip of steel sheet metal around the clamp and bolt the rack to it with the nut on the outside. Then mount the clamp around a piece of durable leather to save the paint. Align the head to the rear side of the fork legs so that it doesn't interfere with the spokes. Just make sure to get a decent drill bit as stainless and other sheet metal are very hard to drill in. I'm just finishing of my "riv-alike" 80's road bike and just fitted a Tubus Tara this way. Just have to ad some more coats of shellac then it's of to Poland and eastern Europe for a four week tour. Tailwinds!
On 15 Juli, 04:56, David Shadmon <dshad...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Guys, > Sorry for the late reply, right after I posted to the list (by mistake, since > I meant to contact the OP only) - my PC went into a coma. Coincidence? > It took me some time to recover and re-load all the software. > The issue I had was with my setup, not the rack itself. The Tubus Nova SS > shared the front fork with a Nitto Campee front rack. The Campee got to use > the eyelets, so the the Tubus was reduced to using p-clamps. I found out > that those do not hold well, since the fork tapers down, it gets narrower, so > once the p-clams start to move down, they will continue to do so. I had > about 12 lbs in each front pannier, which is reasonable. > So I had to resort to some improvisation, using zip ties to keep the rack > arms from sliding down. This setup held very well, and I even got some > compliments from some Harley dudes who examined this motor-less bike very > carefully... > Here's a link to some pictures of my > setup: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40439...@n03/ > > Enjoying reading the list and already planning for 2010, > > David > > --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Nicholas Grieco <nicholasgri...@att.net> wrote: > > From: Nicholas Grieco <nicholasgri...@att.net> > Subject: [RBW] Re: Taking My Atlantis on Tour > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 11:11 AM > > What issues did you have with the Nova? > > On Jul 4, 12:03 pm, David Shadmon <dshad...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Robert, > > Good luck and have fun! > > Question: what is the front rack on your bike? I had issues with mine > > (Tubus Nova SS) on my 2008 1,300 miles tour of Quebec, and, planning ahead > > for 2010, your setup looks like just what I need... > > Thanks, > > David > > > --- On Sat, 7/4/09, Robert Kirkpatrick <spiralc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Robert Kirkpatrick <spiralc...@gmail.com> > > Subject: [RBW] Taking My Atlantis on Tour > > To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 2:52 PM > > > Hey all, > > > So once again I'm setting off on tour my my trusty Atlantis. Running about > > the same setup some of you might remember from my 2007 tour, but with of > > course some modifications based on lessons learned and a bit extra stuff as > > its a bit longer tour. Anyway I'll be blogging when I can from the road > > here: > > > <http://www.spiralcage.com/rootless> > > > and uploading pics from my iPhone here: > > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/35237104...@n01/sets/72157620815589593/> > > > Also of course when I can. Anyway I'm hitting the road in just a couple of > > minutes, thanks for looking! > > > -Robert- Dölj citerad text - > > - Visa citerad text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
