Thanks, I'll give that a try. On Apr 24, 11:21 pm, Tony Lockhart <tony.lockh...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Don't despair. You really do not need "that much" work to get it to > fit onto your bike. I've got a Nitto rack on my Sam, but recently > purchased the VO rack because $55 seemed like too good of a deal to > pass up. > > I currently have the VO rack installed on my Surly Steamroller. Now, I > did have to grind down the bold underneath the crown about a quarter > inch, but it wasn't a big deal. The p-clamps worked like a charm and I > had to do minimal bending to get the rack to fit properly. Don't give > up; try to install it. > > tony > > On Apr 24, 8:34 am, "William L. Stump" <wst...@uwyo.edu> wrote: > > > > > I played with it yesterday and I don't think it's going to work without > > major finagling. The included bolt that hangs from the brake bolt almost > > touches the front tire. I should have got the Marks rack but the price was > > off putting but now I'm out $55 (no returns on VO specials). Oh well live > > and learn. > > William > > ________________________________________ > > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] > > On Behalf Of William [tapebu...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 10:05 AM > > To: RBW Owners Bunch > > Subject: [RBW] Re: installing front rack on Rambouillet > > > Another big part to the Marks Rack versatility is that is can be mated > > to a platrack. Four Nitto front racks (two Marks, two Mini Fronts) in > > my stable. One Platrack means any of those four bikes can be set up > > Porteur style at the drop of a hat. That reminds me..it's getting > > close to the time to pick which bike is going on the Angel Island S24O > > in two weeks. > > > On Apr 22, 11:03 pm, "J. Burkhalter" <burk...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Hey Steve, > > > > I didn't mean to suggest any superiority amongst racks. I just > > > prefer the versatility of the Mark's rack. I bought mine years ago > > > for front use on my Ram. Since then it has served good time on an > > > Atlantis, a Bleriot , a QB, and a Karate Monkey.. Front and rear. I > > > don't think it's superior at anything. It's just decent to good at > > > more things than most racks out there. I like that kind of value. > > > > -Jay B. > > > > On Apr 22, 5:22 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > > > > > On Fri, 2011-04-22 at 16:19 -0700, J. Burkhalter wrote: > > > > > > If you don't have the appropriate braze-ons you'll have to use p- > > > > > clamps, and I'd still probably trade the VO for the Mark's Rack. > > > > > Why? In what way is Mark's Rack superior to the VO rack assuming a > > > > P-clamp installation? > > > -- > > 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-bunch@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.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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