[RBW] Re: Clems, racks and P-clamps

2020-08-21 Thread Dave Johnston
OTOH I agree with Carl that if the P clamps aren't really supporting weight, but just keeping the rack from rotating forward or back you are probably OK with using the P-clamps. -Dave On Friday, August 21, 2020 at 10:42:37 AM UTC-4, Dave Johnston wrote: > > There is a Nitto rack that attaches

[RBW] Re: Clems, racks and P-clamps

2020-08-21 Thread Dave Johnston
There is a Nitto rack that attaches to the Canti brake studs, so that may be an option, I don't know the model. Lots of Riv builds out of Blue Lug are using the Pass and Stow rack which attaches at the fork dropout mounts and the fork Crown. https://www.passandstowracks.com On Thursday,

[RBW] Re: Clems, racks and P-clamps

2020-08-21 Thread tuolumne bikes
P-clamps are fine for loads that push/pull along the wide dimension of the clamp--usually up/down and front/back. They will eventually fail under loads that flex the clamps in the skinny dimension--usually side to side, vibration, and heavy loads. They should be fine for a long time with pizza