Minh, I have a 62cm QB with the brazed-on mid-fork rack mounts and a Mark's
Rack; everything you've described is exactly what I've encountered with a
zip-tied Wald 139. I moved the Wald 139 to a Riv/Nitto Two-Strut Top Rack
on my 1990s Cannondale adventure touring bike (with fork rake/trail
Hi Minh
First thing I would do is move the basket so that it rests against the
tombstone of the rack. It looks from your picture that you have the basket
an inch or two forward - this is problematic. Moving the basket to rest
against the tombstone will minimize flex in your rack and also, in
Yeah, mine is from after the recall, so it came with the beefier bolts or
whatever they changed. Thanks for looking out though!
On Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 1:05:00 PM UTC-4 JAS wrote:
> I checked out the Surly 8-pack rack after reading your description and
> noticed the Safety Recall. Hope
I have generally build bikes around a porteur style rack. Velo Orange,
Memento Cycles, Pass and Tow, etc. with a large wald basket. But those were
on low trail bikes.
For my new Clem build I am running a front handlebar bag, rear rack with
panniers, and strapping camping gear (tent, foamy,
there was some redesign on the stay clamps or something like that. IIRC
Surly offered replacements up for free. Most likely any one purchased
today would have the new design, if not Surly should still be offering the
replacement items.
On Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 1:05:00 PM UTC-4 JAS
I checked out the Surly 8-pack rack after reading your description and
noticed the Safety Recall. Hope you saw it too...
https://surlybikes.com/surly-8-24-pack-rack-recall
--Joyce
On Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 6:17:56 AM UTC-7 ezre...@gmail.com wrote:
> I use a Surly 8-Pack rack with a basket
I use a Surly 8-Pack rack with a basket attached with several velcro
straps. I love the rack, very sturdy, attaches to my fork crown and
mid-fork eyelets, so it has kinda a minimal look. And it's not very
expensive. It's on my Clem, and when it had the stock Bosco bars, the
steering would be
Hi Minh,
I read all the thoughtful responses, and they brought up ideas I hadn’t
considered. My suspicion on the cause of any shimmy is the stacked flex
points in the handlebar to load system.
Your setup looks fine and I think a basket is the height of chic. If you
have a basket, you don’t
hey all thanks for comments. i guess part of me asking is that this
classic combo does feel a little 'old fashioned', but it is super versatile
and the shopsack is like a perfect fit for the basket. i just pass all
these cool looking front bag options!
i may be exaggerating a little bit the
I also think your setup looks good Minh, I'm a big fan of the shop sack &
137 combo, however I use the nitto m1 rack. In my experience i think there
is always going to be some degree of flex when you have a rack
combined with swept back bars and a quill stem, especially as your load
weight
Wally, I love the set-up you've got there, especially up front. *I wish I
was a little bit taller...*
Minh, I've owned a QB for 5 or 6 years. I recently traded my Orange 54 for
a better-fitting, but less-fast ;) Silver 56.
The 54 always had a front basket on a small Campee rack. I camped and
Another thing to try and eliminate shimmy is to use a fork crown mounted
brake cable stop instead of the one at the headset. Its worked for me on
several bikes and now its all I use. Steve
On Wed, Jun 8, 2022 at 10:27 AM 'John Hawrylak' via RBW Owners Bunch <
rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>
Hey all,
I've seen a few Carradice/Fabio's chest setups with the bag lowered from
the flat section of the drop bars. Seems like you need to then strap the
lower part of the bag to a front rack. Not sure exactly how this is done -
you can sort of see it here:
>From your pictures, your front rack/basket seems to be set up as good as it
can be, i.e., the rack is as low as possible and all the weight is on the
rack, none is on the bars. I do not see any improvements there
So the shimmy is likely caused by the amount of weight on the front and the
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbVfD1Hu9xN/
I've had 25# box of kitty litter on the rear. Luckily it's only a mile
home.
I'm currently running Nitto Dirt Drops RM-013, 52 w/ either a small or
medium BXB Goldback. With plenty of clearance for my big mitts between the
side pockets and brake
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