Wow, Abraham—that's a beautiful bicycle. Mark's work is stunning. Depending on measurements, I'm sure you could make a RH rack work. Yes, they're spendy, but man, they are really, really nice. I have a UD-1 on a bike and I'm glad I do.
-- Bob On Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 2:28:05 PM UTC-7 abraham nussbaum wrote: > Thanks, all. I agree that it seems unlikely to work and, potentially > dangerous. > > I got interested in it because Russ from PLP ran a video about how much I > liked the rack/bag they make. I checked it out and saw that claim, but I > could not see how it mounted to cantis. > > A quick search of this forum turned up an old post and I decided to see if > folks were still reading. As always, this list is populated by smart, > thoughtful folks. Thank you! > > For context, I picked up a beautiful Nobillette rando that does not have > midrack fender mounts. (It was someone else's custom-- I would have ordered > them if it was my build.) It's a rando frame and I would love to run a > rando bag, but a) dislike running a rack to the low mount and b) am > searching for something less spendy than the Rene Herse UD-2. > > Thanks for the advice: > -be careful tightening those adapters > -keep a care spare of struts > -be a master strut bender > > Or.... go without a front rack. I'll also consider a small bag support.... > or any other smart ideas from this board. Thanks! > > On Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:18:48 AM UTC-7 Minh wrote: > >> I have to say the bending prowess or bravery in this thread is strong, >> both installation modifications look great. >> >> On Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:32:02 AM UTC-5 brok...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> I forced this Rene Herse UD-2 canti rack onto my 26” Atlantis by bending >>> the adjustable struts. I had a backup pair in case I butchered the job, but >>> it worked pretty perfectly. I’m also using the Paul rack adapters. >>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/455c3eec-4db1-4e6d-ba45-791a11cf8da6n%40googlegroups.com.
