New mounting
My friend Cameron told me about this rack mounting system. Simply mount the head of the M5 bolt from the inside till its good and tight, then add a spacer if needed, rack, washer, and a nylock nut. Done and Done. All racks now come with this super hardware option.
Why is it better? Well if you loose hardware on, lets say, a washboard dirt road, the rack will stay in place – it might rattle and look pissed off, but it will stay upright. Can’t say that for a simple bolt washer combination. Yeah, thread-lock is cool and works, but I think a little overkill is warranted in this particular spot. Again, done and done.
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January 29, 2010 at 4:50 am
lurking around again… will it clear spoke heads on 75% of hubs ?
Is CamAero your new product manager ?
regards
SuperFan Rick
January 29, 2010 at 4:52 am
it will, or lets hope it will. It’s really all about lifestyle anyway.
July 29, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Why not bolt it tight to the eyelet? Is the rack mount extending too far backwards, so it’ll hit the fork otherwise? Surely you want to avoid a cantilever like that if possible.
August 2, 2010 at 4:40 pm
Ah, I was using the top eyelet for demonstration purposes with the spacer, which would only be used for the lower eyelet.
October 8, 2010 at 2:41 pm
Yes. I wondered what the spacers were for. I like the photos. good ingenuity.
October 8, 2010 at 6:40 pm
Thanks, yeah when you get a bag of hardware half the stuff is always a mystery. I am planning a good photo mounting page in the near future that gives all the proper info.