There is another Nitto front rack that also mounts on the brake bolts. Not sure of the name, though. Thought Rivendell sold it, but not now.
Seems to me this whole thing was spawned by a review in a magazine that mentioned the possible safety issue. I can't see it being an issue. But it musta been to someone, somewhere, once. A pair was used to mount an Old Man Mountain rack to my Long Haul Trucker. They work as advertised. Still, it was a chore when I decided to switch racks over the weekend and remove those mounts. (Ah, winter boredom.) Eric Platt St. Paul, MN On Feb 2, 1:23�pm, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 2/2/10 5:29 AM, Avuncular at pyrogek...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Perhaps someone can help me understand how the Nitto canti bolts sold > > by RBW might make attachment of a rack to the brake boss safer. It > > seems to me that by nudging the rack bracket a little further from the > > fork, it increases the mechanical advantage of the rack and bracket, > > thereby increasing the pressure on the braze rather than reducing it. > > > Would it have something to do with the shorter stud on the Nitto bolt > > versus the longer stock bolts? That doesn't make immediate sense to > > me, but then I'm no engineer, so I'm sure there are many things I > > don't know. > > I think you may be misreading the purpose of that bolt design. > > GP's comment about breaking bosses off strikes me as referring to the design > aspect of attaching a rack to the boss in general. �I expect this is why > Rivendell designs with mid-fork brazeons. > > I thought that the specific type of bolt extension they sell - > > http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/nitto-canti-bolt-and-acorn-nut/2... > > was to prevent the rack, which is often times subject to torque and twisting > from loads, from loosening the bolt. If you use a standard canti mount bolt, > the rack would be between the brake arm and the bolt head, and if the bolt > loosened, you would probably lose your braking. > > With the Nitto style bolt, you can torque the bolt down appropriately for > the brake arm, and have a separated nut to hold the rack in place. > > The only rack they sell with the canti mount is the Nitto Highrider (shown > on the Bomadil here - > > http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/nitto-highrider-front-rack/20-187 > > but, there are definitely other, lighter duty racks which attach in a > similar manner. > > As seth noted, it also makes the rack swap move a bit easier. > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Send In Your Photos! - Here's how:http://www.cyclofiend.com/guidelines -- 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-bu...@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.
