That's another way to solve the fixed chainstay angle of the ClemCluster. Vary the tentacular curve factor with frame size!
On Monday, July 28, 2014 4:02:51 PM UTC-7, David Spranger wrote: > > That picture just makes me want to see more... I like what I see. > > David > Charlotte, NC > > On Monday, July 28, 2014 6:20:49 PM UTC-4, grant wrote: >> >> Hey Brian, >> Your "friend" needn't overreact to his overtightening by retapping them >> all. That would also remove "metal" and who knows where that would lead. >> But a case can be made for 6mm lower rack mounts. Our new rear Clem-'pout >> has both 5mm (lower,for fender) and 6mm eyes on it,,,and then further up >> the "chain"stay there's another 6mm boss, in case one wants to use a >> shorter "rack" on a bigger "wheel." >> All we us here generally now use Nordlack washers, as praised in the >> catalog. They "prevent" loosening, but we backemup with "beeswax," anyway. >> >> On Monday, July 28, 2014 9:24:08 AM UTC-7, Brian Campbell wrote: >>> >>> So this "friend" of mine was installing a Burley Moose Rack on "his" >>> Hilsen. Like the good son of any 8 year Marine Corps veteran had been >>> taught, he "snugged those bolts down good and tight!" In the process, >>> shearing the threads right off of the eyelet. >>> >>> My "friend" is resourceful and has a tap & die set. He first tried >>> cleaning up the eyelet with a 5mm tap but it was clear the threads were >>> gone. Not worry, he used a fresh 6mm tap, some cutting fluid and the job >>> was complete. Rack installed. Safety now abounds >>> >>> The question my "friend" had was whether to just leave the rear drive >>> side, top ,eyelet at 6mm and all of the others at 5mm or now re-tap >>> everything on the frame, except the seat post bolt, to 6mm for uniformity? >>> >>> Is "he" crazy, obsessive, just a pseudo-engineer or do you think there >>> is any merit to making the change of all of the mounting points to 6mm? >>> >>> -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
