I have a repainted Atlantis in the mail right now, and I've had those holes added to the crown. I have some hopes for using the R14 on the front:
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/top-rack-nitto-r14/20-095 Thanks for the tightening tip, Seth. -----Original Message----- >From: Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> >Sent: Jul 5, 2011 8:47 AM >To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com >Subject: Re: [RBW] Hunqapillar, interesting fork detail > >On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 11:41 AM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> on 7/4/11 6:21 PM, Joe Bernard at joerem...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> After ogling Geoff's new Hunqapillar for a while, I went over to Rivbike to >> do some more ogling, and discovered an odd detail: The forks are threaded on >> top of the crown so you can mount a rear rack on the front. Um..why? Is >> there a benefit to doing this over mounting a nice front Nitto I'm not aware >> of? >> >> Joe Bernard >> Fairfield, CA >> >> I think the top o' the crown mounts are just another option on a bicycle >> that has just about the largest number of options... >> >> There are a number of custom rack makers who use the crown top mount, in >> addition to the rear-to-front benefit. For wider racks and bigger front >> loads, I would reckon that two points of anchor is better than one. >> > >A non-riv bike in my house has these mounts. I will only mention that >fork vibrations can impact those bolts and work them loose over time. >So crank them down and/or locktite/beeswax them to keep them from >loosening up and allowing moisture intrusion it your fork crown. > >otherwise they are conveniently located and make sense to me. > >-sv > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW >Owners Bunch" group. >To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://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 rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
