Put down the hammer James, .and back away slowly.
I wouldn't bend it. Sell it to the highest bidder and buy yourselve a
Marks Rack.
I don't see what you will gain. Bending the top center strut could
make the rack level, but how do you hope to lengthen the bottom struts
to match?
Thank you. But just to clarify, they were measured down from the hole.
On Apr 29, 2012, at 11:58 PM, Phil Bickford wrote:
The dog-bone
braze-ons should have been located measuring down from the hole in the
fork crown, not up from the dropouts.
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Jim: I can't say but if you decide to forego the Mini I will be glad
to take it off your hands. :)
Ryan
On Apr 29, 8:24 am, James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote:
My front mini-rack (not a Mark's, the fork-crown-hole mount style) has a
slope to it when mounted on my Atlantis:
It looks like the fork mounts are a little low. I don't think you can hurt
the rack, but I would start by straightening the stays to the fork blades
and then the connector to the crown. A little at a time is probably best.
Michael
On Sunday, April 29, 2012 11:24:25 AM UTC-4, James Warren
Measure the distance to test Michael's theory. The easiest measurement is
from the center of the dogbone boss, along the fork blade to the tippy top
of the crown. All these Riv crowns are close enough in height that this
distance will be really close. Both my Bombadil and my Hilsen measure
That surprises me, I thought the Atlantis had a higher crown than
most. The pictures show so much room over the tires.
If I recall correctly, when I fit my mini racks I mounted the fork
crown attachment and then adjusted the legs so they lined up with the
dogbone. I think that mostly involved
While we wait with bated breath for Michael's reply with the measurement, I'd
thought I would call attention to the distance between the brake post braze-on
and the rack braze-on. Does anyone else think they are a bit close?
Is this a standard Atlantis 2 (that does mean it's a 700c?) fork for
Interesting questions, Phil. As the owner, I've wondered the same thing about a
few of them.
It is a standard Atlantis from either the 2000 or 2001 batch. (I got it in
2001.) I think it was from the second batch ever made. Early on, the Atlantis
evolved a bit in that the very early 700C ones
Well Olie, isn't this a fine kettle of fish!
Apparently, as the tire clearance under the crown increases, the canti
studs remain a constant distance from the drop outs, but the rack braze-ons
need to move up from the drop outs to remain a constant distance from the
crown hole. Eventually one
Hmmm, i went downstairs to check my Hillborne and sure enough the dog-bones
are much lower then on your atlantis with relation to the canti-bosses. If
this were my bike i'd see if i could bend the two arms to try and level it.
if that was too much work i'd just live with the unlevelness,
Looking at your red Atlantis, I feel sorry for everyone with the
slower, minty colored Atlanti.
And you aren't splitting hairs with that rack. I would spend some time
fixing it too.
Ryan
On Apr 29, 8:24 am, James Warren jimcwar...@earthlink.net wrote:
My front mini-rack (not a Mark's, the
I have successfully bent a Nitto M-12 (mounts to the canti posts) to
fit level on a bike that also has huge clearance between tire and fork
crown: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gernothuber/6126662617/ (shown
with 52mm knobbies and fenders!)
Worked quite well, so I wouldn't worry about bending the
Is the canti stud to fork crown distance the same on all your bikes?
I have four bikes, two rivendells. One of the Rivendells has canti posts,
so yes the canti posts on all my Rivendells with canti posts are the same.
:)
Both of my bikes that take a Nitto mini front rack (one riv and one
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