Lisa: One solution to the lack of mid fork eyelets on the Atlantis is to simply add them as needed. I've added standard rack hourglass eyelets to the front of the fork legs for the Nitto small rack, and another pair on the rear of the legs for the low rider rack I add for loaded tours. My Atlantis is 58 cm so everything has to come off to pack'n'ship for a remote start tour. I got sick of the Rubik's cube problem of installing my bolt together front rack with U-clamps.
One caution is to locate the eyelets for maximum versatility in case you may change racks. See the TouringStore.com website for detailed info but all racks are not alike. This is the voice of experience as I'm about to add another set of eyelets for my new rack. BTW, the paint job is history when you do this but Testors makes an almost perfect match for the Atlantis color. It fools most everyone except my fussy Riv buds. dougP On May 12, 6:44 am, Ray Shine <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > 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 > athttp://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 > athttp://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.
