On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 1:48:09 PM UTC-6, Skenry wrote: > > I'm still not sure on the complaining of 'could have died'. Seriously? > > > A rack breaks, which they do, and it drops down to the tire, you go over > the handlebars. Much like cyclists have been doing for years. It's > kinda like a front fender collapsing from a stick or even a dirty Cinzano > team member jamming a silca into your spokes. > > Ride a bike and you will go down. Sometimes slowly and softly but > sometimes its bloody and spectacular. > > Sorry someone fell over but this was a customer installed rack in which > the customer bent a piece of steel to make it fit. This is the Riv list > in which people extoll on the virtues of steels' failure mode. How long > has this tang been cracked and weakened and ignored? > > Buy a new tang, or better yet, go to the hardware store and make a new > one. Then ride the bike. > Scott > > > I really am trying to get out the door! But....when I fell it was in a six > lane intersection with traffic turning on me. I understand your point but > when a load of xxlbs hits the front tire, it ain't quite the same as a > stick in the spokes. Now back to the bike and end of public service > announcement. I'm hoping that someone finds the info and photos useful. >
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