John, There’s a nitto 27f for sale in the forum right now i believe for 170 — pretty good deal and the rack will do exactly what yer looking for.
Sky in new west > On Jan 13, 2018, at 2:53 PM, Steven Sweedler <sweed...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Forgot to add that I like your Rock Combo, especially with front and rear BG > racks. When I sold my Thorn it had the BG high front rack, front and rear. > Steve > >> On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 5:48 PM Steven Sweedler <sweed...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Joe, I use a small piece of metal at the bottom attachment spot, according >> to Bruce my rack is an old one that used an attachment style that didn't >> work well for me, you had to thread a bolt from the inside of the threaded >> eyelet of the fork into a threaded cyclinder, I had this break once while >> touring and it was a pain to repair, I happened to be visiting a friend who >> was well connected at a local shop, we had to drill out the broken bolt and >> use an easy out. I would include a picture but rack and bike is packed, >> leaving for a trip on Wednesdsay. This piece I use allows me to have about >> an 1-1 1/2" of flexibility in where the low rider sits. Its 8 1/4" from >> the front eyelet to the mid fork. Its a 2000 All Rounder for 700C. I put >> together a Trek 930 with a LHT fork for this upcoming ride. I had to use >> rack struts for the mid fork, I will send you pictures once I get on the >> road, I thought the AR was too nice for packing into a box, and I prefer to >> tour on 26 x 2.0, this bike has Big Apples that are 56 wide. Have you sold >> all of the BG racks ? I was very impressed that you were able to put that >> together. Steve >> >>> On Sat, Jan 13, 2018 at 5:31 PM Joe Bunik <jbu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi Steven! >>> >>> So your All Rounder has a midfork properly located for BG lowrider? >>> That's rad - I didn't know that Riv did this (maybe only the early >>> years?)… can you confirm if it's the Gordon-spec of 7.5" (190cm) >>> distance between eyelets high and low? >>> >>> =- Joe Bunik >>> Walnut Creek, CA >>> >>> On 1/12/18, Steven Sweedler <sweed...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > John, this is my All Rounder (700C) with a Nitto 32 F and a Bruce Gordon >>> > lowrider. The handlebar bag is an Ortlieb with the Klick fix bracket >>> > attached to the tombstone of the Nitto. The strut of the Nitto and the >>> > top >>> > of the BG use the same mid rack braze on. Works very well. Steve >>> > >>> > On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 7:59 PM John G. <jpgu...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > >>> >> Hey folks, >>> >> >>> >> I'm looking for recommendations for a front rack that will let me use >>> >> lowrider panniers AND a handlebar bag. I'm sure the Nitto Big Front Rack >>> >> works, but has anyone used something else and loved 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 to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >>> > -- >>> > Steven Sweedler >>> > Plymouth, New Hampshire >>> > >>> > -- >>> > 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 to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> 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 to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> Steven Sweedler >> Plymouth, New Hampshire > > -- > Steven Sweedler > Plymouth, New Hampshire > -- > 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 to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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