That looks very wrong. The tombstone should be parallel to your headtube, and the top of the Marks rack should be level to the ground. Step back 6 feet and take another shot. It looks like your Marks rack is tilted WAY up.
Bill On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 7:57:02 PM UTC-7, Dave wrote: > > mounting height of the mark's rack: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/dave-levin/15181110276/in/set-72157646022131741 > distance to make up on the strut: > https://www.flickr.com/photos/dave-levin/15017567908/in/set-72157646022131741 > > > On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 2:36:42 PM UTC-7, Dave wrote: >> >> Thanks for the replies. Will certainly post photos this evening; don't >> think I have my mark's rack mounted particularly high...but I'll let the >> group decide ;-) >> >> The struts are brand new, so know they've never been lopped. >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 2:20:23 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: >>> >>> The previous two responders have 650B bikes, while your 57 Hilsen is a >>> 700c bike. I don't remember how long my original struts were, but >>> first-off I did have it installed on a 700c bike, a 56cm Hillborne. >>> >>> One thought is that you have a Hilsen and therefore have a Mark's Rack. >>> Maybe you have your Mark's rack installed higher than it needs to be, >>> requiring longer struts. Can you share a photo? >>> >>> Bill Lindsay >>> El Cerrito, CA >>> >>> On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 10:35:34 PM UTC-7, Dave wrote: >>>> >>>> Hey folks, >>>> >>>> Tried mounting a new-to-me platrack onto a 57cm AHH using brand new >>>> nitto 42cm struts and found them to be 3-5 cm short when going from the >>>> outer edge of the platrack to the hub dropout. Anyone know what size >>>> struts the platrack originally came with? I'm sure I can figure out a >>>> good >>>> bend and shortening for the struts and have them mount on the mid-fork >>>> instead, but was surprised that these new struts couldn't do the trick >>>> without modification. >>>> >>>> Tips or suggestions? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Dave >>>> >>> -- 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.
