[RBW] Re: VO Randonneur Front Rack on Sam Hillborne

2016-11-01 Thread Michael Flournoy
Thanks for the input. It looks like I'll be going with a Nitto M18 then. Mike On Monday, October 24, 2016 at 12:37:03 AM UTC-4, lum gim fong wrote: > > I had a 52 blue Sam. I bought the VO Rando rack and put it on my Bleriot. > But before I did that I checked to see if it would fit the Sam

[RBW] Re: VO Randonneur Front Rack on Sam Hillborne

2016-10-24 Thread Lungimsam
Especially since I'm referencing my measurements and experiences to a 52 blue Sam and Bleriot. I don't know which iteration of Sam that you have. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop

[RBW] Re: VO Randonneur Front Rack on Sam Hillborne

2016-10-24 Thread Lungimsam
At 11.5 cm it is really close to what you need so maybe the only way you can find out is to buy it and try it. -- 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

[RBW] Re: VO Randonneur Front Rack on Sam Hillborne

2016-10-24 Thread Lungimsam
As a data point the strut leg end meets my forks on my Bleriot at about the 11 1/2 cm, as measured straight down the side of the fork blade from the top edge of the fork crown lug. And that is with the rack set as low as possible with the tang bent as low as possible over the break calipers.

[RBW] Re: VO Randonneur Front Rack on Sam Hillborne

2016-10-24 Thread Bob K.
Not sure if it's a perfect match, but Tubus sells some mid-fork eyelets for mounting their racks on forks that don't have the necessary eyelets. I bought some to mount the Tubus Tara on my '09 canti Sam because the mid-fork eyelets don't allow for a level mounting of the Tara. Perhaps you