Yes, Lisa, I see what you mean. It still seems like a good design, and I wouldn't be overly concerned about using a clamp to attach it to a fork. If all the bolts on the rack itself are tight, it becomes virtually rigid, and the clamp won't slide down. It won't slide down rapidly in any event, so routine check and bolt snugging will certainly catch a slip. I actually had more trouble with my rear rack working loose where the struts from the brake bridge connected to the rack. I ended up using two zip ties to hold the rack from slipping back on the struts. That held trouble-free for he next 2,000 miles. Go figure…
________________________________ From: Lisa <ukulele.l...@mac.com> To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, May 11, 2010 5:46:27 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Nitto Highrider front rack vs. Big Front Rack vs. Low Riders Ray -- yes, the Nitto Big Front Rack is rigid, and therefore OK with clamps. But the Nova is not rigid, according to Tubus' web site: http://www.tubus.com/en/lowrider/nova In the diagram on the right, the Nova pannier support arm is marked "adjustable" with arcs to show where it pivots. I do believe there are some rigid designs of lowriders out there -- Bruce Gordon's, for instance. Lisa On May 11, 7:03 pm, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Lisa --- that isn't a concern because the rack is rigid and can't collapse > onto itself. The only thong the p- clamp does is prevent the rack from > falling forward or rearward. If the bottom of the rack is attached to > eyelets, then the rack cannot slide down any further since it is a rigid > structure. -- 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. -- 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.
