David, Those P-clamps do not look like a tight fit on the fork blades, which may make the more prone to move. Tubus makes some substantial clamps for forks without brazed on bosses. I used them on my All-Rounder which had bosses, but in the wrong place for a Tubus rack.
http://www.tubus.com/index/lang/en/rubrik/Spares%20and%20Accessories/ Look at part Art. 72100 Angus On Jul 14, 9:56 pm, David Shadmon <[email protected]> wrote: > Guys, > Sorry for the late reply, right after I posted to the list (by mistake, since > I meant to contact the OP only) - my PC went into a coma. Coincidence? > It took me some time to recover and re-load all the software. > The issue I had was with my setup, not the rack itself. The Tubus Nova SS > shared the front fork with a Nitto Campee front rack. The Campee got to use > the eyelets, so the the Tubus was reduced to using p-clamps. I found out > that those do not hold well, since the fork tapers down, it gets narrower, so > once the p-clams start to move down, they will continue to do so. I had > about 12 lbs in each front pannier, which is reasonable. > So I had to resort to some improvisation, using zip ties to keep the rack > arms from sliding down. This setup held very well, and I even got some > compliments from some Harley dudes who examined this motor-less bike very > carefully... > Here's a link to some pictures of my > setup: http://www.flickr.com/photos/40439...@n03/ > > Enjoying reading the list and already planning for 2010, > > David > > --- On Sun, 7/5/09, Nicholas Grieco <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Nicholas Grieco <[email protected]> > Subject: [RBW] Re: Taking My Atlantis on Tour > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 11:11 AM > > What issues did you have with the Nova? > > On Jul 4, 12:03 pm, David Shadmon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Robert, > > Good luck and have fun! > > Question: what is the front rack on your bike? I had issues with mine > > (Tubus Nova SS) on my 2008 1,300 miles tour of Quebec, and, planning ahead > > for 2010, your setup looks like just what I need... > > Thanks, > > David > > > --- On Sat, 7/4/09, Robert Kirkpatrick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Robert Kirkpatrick <[email protected]> > > Subject: [RBW] Taking My Atlantis on Tour > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 2:52 PM > > > Hey all, > > > So once again I'm setting off on tour my my trusty Atlantis. Running about > > the same setup some of you might remember from my 2007 tour, but with of > > course some modifications based on lessons learned and a bit extra stuff as > > its a bit longer tour. Anyway I'll be blogging when I can from the road > > here: > > > <http://www.spiralcage.com/rootless> > > > and uploading pics from my iPhone here: > > > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/35237104...@n01/sets/72157620815589593/> > > > Also of course when I can. Anyway I'm hitting the road in just a couple of > > minutes, thanks for looking! > > > -Robert- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
