I have this rack on a couple of bikes, supporting a large Carradice Longflap saddlebag on both, and I fastened the struts at the rear dropout, as that's where the mounting eyelets are located (I also think it's more aesthetically pleasing to have them mounted there). Both bikes have braze-on fittings on the seatstays for the horizontal struts, and I find that when those struts are fastened they make the rack completely rigid sideways. Some photos of one of the bikes here: http://cyclofiend.com/cc/2007/cc301-nickpayne0507.html
On Thursday, 30 March 2017 11:08:19 UTC+11, Broccoli Cog wrote: > > Hi All, I have a question about installing a rear rack on my Sam. The two > rear struts are able to mount to two different locations on the frame. One > option is to mount the strut midway down the seatstay and the other is to > mount it on the frame near the rear hub area. Does it matter which one you > choose? Ascetically I like the way the mid seat stay mount looks. That > said, I am guessing there would be more structural support by mounting the > struts more in a straight line facilitated by the rear hub area mount. My > plan for this rack is to mainly have it support a medium Sackville bag. The > bag will of course be secured to the back of the saddle bearing at least > some of the load. Can I get some thoughts as to the best place to connect > the rear struts? > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
