Well, I am still up, and Mark got in early to WHQ, so Rivendell is putting a couple of previously cut straight struts into my order (thanks!) along with the bent ones I ordered before I started rethinking all this. I won't get them for a month or so (Thailand), but will report back on straight struts vs bent mounted to the inside of the fork braze-ons for all of you waiting with bated breath. :) FWIW, Mark's answer was that they simply hadn't tried using the bent ones on the inside, but that he thought it should work.
Gernot On Monday, February 25, 2013 11:03:41 PM UTC+7, Earl Grey wrote: > > Shoji, > > thanks for the link to the previous discussion. I did search the group > before posting (honest!) but poor keyword choice, I guess. Interesting that > the inside mount option didn't come up, though. > > The problem with trying it both ways is that that requires straight struts > for the outside mount, and bent ones for the inside. > > Cheers, > > Gernot > > > On Monday, February 25, 2013 10:51:37 PM UTC+7, Shoji Takahashi wrote: >> >> Hi Gernot, >> There was an earlier discussion on alternative installs for Mark's Rack >> (including your question on struts to dropout eyelets): >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/5waTg7bA4co/discussion >> >> I'd just try it out either way. Attaching both struts to the outside >> eyelet (like Miesha's) is a simpler installation than one strut inside, the >> other outside. I don't think it will make it more rigid/sturdy, but maybe >> someone's tried it and can chime in. >> >> If the intended use if for >> 4.4lbs, you may want to consider a >> different rack (like Nitto Front Rack, porteur rack, Paul's Rack, etc.). >> >> >> On Monday, February 25, 2013 10:33:27 AM UTC-5, Earl Grey wrote: >>> >>> Since my wife carries a lot more than 4.4lbs in the Wald zip-tied to her >>> Mark's, I'd like to add two extra struts from the back eyelets on the rack >>> to the mid-fork braze-ons. I don't have the extra two struts that the >>> Mark's came with, so I was going to order two 16.5cm bent Nitto struts from >>> Riv (I know I need to order the nuts, too). But looking at a couple of >>> photos of Riv staff bikes (Miesha and Brian), I notice that they used 4 >>> straight struts and attached them both to the outside of the hourglass >>> mounts on the fork. I was imagining attaching the bent struts to the inside >>> part of the hourglass mounts, and would think that might be marginally more >>> rigid/sturdy. >>> >>> Any reason why I shouldn't? Is there not enough room for brake clearance >>> (Tektro 559s)? Does it look ugly? Any other thoughts? What about using the >>> two short straight struts on the rack's rear eyelets, and getting two long >>> straight struts to connect to the dropout eyelets? Has anyone done that? Do >>> you like it? Is it sturdier? >>> >>> I know I should just call Riv, but it's too early there, and too late >>> here (Thailand) to stay up another 2 hours. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Gernot >>> >>> -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
