When I purchased a used Saluki, it came with a rear VO rack that was bolted to the fender & bottom eyelets, but not to the brake bridge. It seemed stable but in fact had just enough lateral flex, even without a load to stress the fender. I don't think I would be comfortable with a front rack bolted to the fender but not the crown, as this flicker photo shows..
It's good to get some confirmation from such experienced riders. Michael On Monday, August 11, 2014 9:52:24 AM UTC-4, Shoji Takahashi wrote: > > Hi Bill, > Jeremy Spencer did this on his AHH (but not the double-struts): > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/kaptainamerika/4464220134/in/set-72157612913410038 > > And yes to the metal fenders. IIRC, some listers have done something > similar with front racks bolting to metal fenders and using a metal bridge > (hack saw blade?) below the fender-- and attaching to daruma-- for support. > > > On Sunday, August 10, 2014 6:58:05 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: >> >> I think it's a neat idea. I have Mark's rack on two bikes, and will let >> you know if I try it. If you run double-struts (which I highly recommend), >> then the cleanest setup would be no diving board at all. With double >> struts, all the load is supported by the triangle, so the only thing you >> need to prevent is rotation around the mid fork braze on. Bolt directly to >> the fender to prevent rotation, and Bob's your uncle. Metal fenders would >> be highly recommended in that case. >> >> On Sunday, August 10, 2014 5:52:32 AM UTC-7, Michael Hechmer wrote: >>> >>> Has anyone straightened the tang on a mark's rack and mounted it under >>> the crown instead of over the brake. This would put it closer to the >>> fender and facilitate using one of the adjustment screw holes to attach to >>> the front fender. How did it go? >>> >>> Michael >>> >> -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
