[RBW] Re: Nitto Mini-Front Vs. Two-Strut Toprack

2010-06-01 Thread Jim Boggs
on a basket on a Nittomini front. Does your > > quickbean have the mid fork braze-ons? even better if it does. Then > > you can massively upgrade the capacity with a Platrack for special > > occasions. What a bonanza! > > > On May 31, 10:50 pm, Jim Boggs wrote: > >

[RBW] Nitto Mini-Front Vs. Two-Strut Toprack

2010-06-01 Thread Jim Boggs
I'm looking to put a 14X9X9.5 basket on the front of my Quickbeam, and I'm trying to decide which Nitto rack to use to support it - either the mini-front or two-strut toprack. My main concern is the weight limit of the mini-front, as I prefer the minimalist aesthetics of it, but I don't wan to push

[RBW] Pletscher 'twin-legger' installation tips

2010-05-29 Thread Jim Boggs
I bought a Pletscher 'twin-legger' about 6 months ago and utterly butchered it by cutting the legs entirely too short for my bike. I think my method was to measure how far off the ground the tire was with the legs uncut, and then I intended to cut off that difference, leaving a 1/4" - 1/2". This ma

[RBW] Re: Zefal 'Lock & Roll' Seatpost Clamp is Stuck

2010-05-28 Thread Jim Boggs
> rather than a saw, to bend it open though it will then lose it's > security. > > Let me know if that doesn't work. > > Cheers, > Adam > > On May 27, 4:12 pm, Jim Boggs wrote: > > > I'm having trouble with a Zefal 'Lock & Roll' seatpo

[RBW] Zefal 'Lock & Roll' Seatpost Clamp is Stuck

2010-05-27 Thread Jim Boggs
I'm having trouble with a Zefal 'Lock & Roll' seatpost clamp I bought a few months back. It's never given me problems before, but when I went to adjust the seat yesterday, I found that the clamp would not open when I flipped the bike upside down so the clamp would be in the release position. The cl