Thanks to everyone for the helpful, supportive responses. I think for now I have put aside the effort to mount this rack on this bike with these brakes. I measured my frame and the 42cm stays from RBW should work perfectly with Mark's Rack. The next time I have an order together I'll buy a pair. I'll cut a wine cork and get a 35 mm bolt to join the fender and rack. Which works better a chardoney or zinfandel cork?
I agree that if I were buying a frame or bike now I would insist on canti brakes and a mounting point under the crown. I have one on the tandem and it makes fenders much easier. But at 71 I think my new bike buying days are over. I'll dance with the dolly with the holes in her stocking. Happy New Year, Michael On Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 1:18:29 PM UTC-5, Lungimsam wrote: > > I have had a similar experience, though the VO Rando rack worked on my > Bleriot after bending the tang over the sp brake. I adjusted for tilt by > bending the tang weld point iirc. > > Racks made for sp brakes are few and involve bending tangs or using > sliding tangs and adjustable struts like the Marks. Potential failure > points if you don't stay on top of them and check for tightness > periodically. > > This is why any future bike I purchase I would like to be a canti brake > bike so nothing but air is between tire and fork crown for easy and direct > fender and rack-ability. > > Plus I could then use a rack with all welded joints and attach directly to > fork crown and braze ons. The sp brake racks all have either a tang to bend > or adjustable pivot points which makes me a little uncomfortable about > bolts loosening with time and failing. They are not optimal front racks for > this reason in my mind. Though I do love the VO and M18 on my bikes. > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
