I recently drilled a mountain bike fork in the center for accessory mounting; I don't think it's a big deal. If the fork in question is like mine, it's 4130 steel and stronger than it needs to be. Use a new, properly rated drill bit and it should be fine.
Now squeezing 1cm out of the M-12 rack is another matter; I can't comment on that. On May 25, 10:55 am, Ken Yokanovich <[email protected]> wrote: > You could install a 1" star nut from the underside inside the steer > tube. I would then use a Mark's rack and modify the fork mount as > required. Save the trouble of drilling your fork. > > On May 25, 1:53 am, Earl Grey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks for the advice. The fork is built super-tough, for serious off- > > roading. I live in Thailand and don't have a drill press, and this is > > my junker, ahem, I mean trusty old stead. If I ruin the fork, I can > > finally go and replace this 20 year old frame with a Kogswell P/R, so > > I am not too worried. :) > > > But I am debating whether to take the fork with me on my next trip, > > and maybe have it re-raked for a bit less trail, at which point I > > guess I could ask the frame builder to drill out the crown, and maybe > > add Riv-style mid fork braze-ons for a Mini front rack... > > > No sure how much money I want to throw at this bike, though... > > > Gernot > > > On May 25, 11:29 am, jlvota <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I just measured the fork on my 58cm Bianchi San Jose that I have > > > installed a m-12 on, and the measurement that you took was only 10cm > > > on my bike. I recall having to slightly bend the rack when first put > > > it on to get it to mount level, so I'm not sure if it would work on > > > your bike or not (but I would bet that if you did get it to fit, you > > > are going to have to wrestle with it for a while). > > > > Since your bike also does not have a hole on both sides of the fork > > > crown, I would personally go a different route; maybe there is just > > > something in me that cringes at the thought of taking a drill to a > > > bike. Something like the Old Man Mountain Sherpa may be best for a > > > bike that has a fork geometry similar to a mountain bike; it does not > > > require a hole in the fork crown, and it seems to be very adjustable. > > > > If you are going to drill out the crown, I would strongly recommend > > > taking the fork off and using a drill press. It is going to be much > > > easier to drill the hole using the fender mount as a guide to bring > > > the bit through the front using a press. > > > > Hopefully this helps, keep us updated as to what route you take; I am > > > curious to see how it works out either way. > > > > On May 24, 10:52 pm, Earl Grey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I have a Hillborne with a Nitto Mini front rack, and would like to > > > > install a Nitto M-12 front rack on my Fisher monstercross (700C). The > > > > fork has gobs of clearance, and I have been told that these racks > > > > don't fit all forks, depending on the distance between the fork crown > > > > hole and the canti bosses. The distance on my fork from center of > > > > canti boss to center of fork crown hole (measured diagonally) is 11cm. > > > > Can anyone tell me if that is going to work? (Here is a > > > > photo:http://www.flickr.com/photos/25150...@n08/4439615305/in/photostream/) > > > > > Also, note that the crown is only drilled in the back to accept a > > > > fender mounting bolt. Any advice on drilling out the fork crown? I am > > > > planning to use a drill bit that just fits through the fender mounting > > > > hole to drill a pilot hole through the front part of the fork crown, > > > > and then use the correct size (8mm?) to widen the hole in the front > > > > and back of the crown. > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > Gernot > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group > > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group > > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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