I got an extra set of 42cm struts just in case. Didn't need 'em. You are welcome to them if you try it and it doesn't work out.
Brian On May 7, 2012, at 8:56 PM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > I was wondering if something like that would work. I think I'd try it > if I knew I could get extra struts from RBW. It doesn't appear they're > even selling the Plat Rack anymore. Hopefully they're just out of it. > I think it's a good design. I know there was some mention of Mark > working on a new front rack, perhaps it'll be something along these > lines except all in one. > > --mike > > On May 7, 7:45 pm, Stonehog <[email protected]> wrote: >> Mike - there is a way: http://wp.me/p1kJzU-35 >> >> Brian Hanson >> Seattle,WA >> >> On May 5, 2012, at 1:44 PM, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> That's great! I wish my Hilsen had mid fork braze-ons. I was thinking >>> this morning that maybe next year I'll get the Hilsen repainted and >>> some braze-ons like that added. >> >>> --mike >> >>> On May 5, 11:14 am, Marty <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I had mounted this Platrack on another bike for a while, and had to cut the >>>> struts, so when it came time to put it on my Bombadil, the struts were too >>>> short to reach the dropouts. Someone else had posted something about >>>> bending the struts to reach the fork eyelets that are used for the >>>> Mini/Marks rack, but since the Bombadil has those nifty mid-fork mounts, I >>>> thought I'd give it a try. Good news is: no strut bending required! I did >>>> have to tweak the mount on the rack itself by a mere couple degrees just to >>>> make it line up perfectly, (using a crescent wrench - kind of like the old >>>> trick to toe-in brake pads on cheap calipers) but I could have simply left >>>> it as is and tightened the bolts to bring it all into alignment. >> >>>> Bottom line is it works great, and frees up the dropout for whatever other >>>> junk I'll bolt on someday. And it looks good. And it's lighter. ; ) >> >>>> *http://tinyurl.com/7qpxysf* >>>> * >>>> * >>>> Marty >> >>>> p.s. Waiting for the Marathon Supremes to show up this week, hence the >>>> naked MA40s. >> >>> -- >>> 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 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
