On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Edwin W <dweenda...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Reading that review made me look at this Blackburn. Anybody used that with > Riv mid forks? Since I wrote that review/comparison (I didn't actually have all those racks in my hand, just going on numbers), I should chime in. The Blackburn MTF fits perfectly on 700c Surly Long Haul Truckers and every single 1980s Cannondale touring bike I've tried it on. Three so far. The mid-fork eyelets on the SH appear to be intended for a Nitto Mini if the bike had cantilever brakes. I used to own a Rawland rSogn that had two sets of mid-fork eyelets, high and low, and the MTF didn't fit either of them, not by a long shot. Blackburn includes p-clamps with the rack, but that still doesn't guarantee it will sit level. Also, if the rack is mounted with p-clamps and you put any significant weight on it, the rack will wiggle. It's noticeable. My experience was that I could see it moving and also feel it, almost like a very low frequency speed wobble. I don't know that it was necessarily dangerous or bad, but it set off my OCD enough that I went looking for a better solution. This is it: http://thetouringstore.com/TUBUS/Fit%20Solutions/FIT%20SOLUTIONS%20PAGE.htm Item #4. The rack mounts on this kit sit pretty wide, but that actually works out well for fitting the rack. First, attach the rack at the lower fork drop-out eyelets. Next, assemble the fork mounting kit around the fork legs and attach them to the rack. Everything should be very, very loose. Rattly, even. Then use a toe-strap around the rack and the fork crown to slowly pull the rack vertical. When it's where you want it, tighten everything down and then remove the strap. Attached like this, or to mid-fork eyelets that actually fit it, the MTF has been a solid rack. I'm sure I've had at least the rated maximum weight on it more than once. -- Scott Loveless Camp Hill, PA USA http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ __o _'\<,_ (*)/ (*) -- 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-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
