JS:
My Atlantis came with no front eyelets ('03). I use the Nitto M-12 &
an Acorn boxy rando all the time, and add an old Blackburn low rider
set-up for tours. I added eyelets a while back, a dedicated pair for
each rack. Works well except the Blackburn seems a bit flimsy (it's
aluminum & bolts together) but has not given any problems (yet). One
of my touring buds upgraded to a Tubus Duo for his LHT and reports
it's quite stiff & solid. I'm thinking about that as well but would
need to move my lower set of eyelets.
Check with Wayne at the Touring Store; he's quite knowledgeable. I
THINK the reason the Duo says "needs mid fork eyelets" is perhaps it
won't work with U-bolts. The LHT has thru fork mounts which is what
Tubus shows for the Duo. I'm still trying to figure out if it will
work with braze-ons to either front or rear of the fork. The Touring
Store's website has photos & dimensions for mounting. There's a
drawing that lists 160mm to 170mm between the mounting points for the
Duo, with the statement "you must have through-the-fork mid-fork
eyelets".
dougP
On Mar 4, 4:55 am, jandrews_nyc <jasonaschwa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I recently posted about picking up a nitto big front rack..and while I
> still may do that,
> I am now wondering if there is any way I could leave my mini-front
> rack on my S.H. which has mid fork eyelets brazed on and still
> use some sort of low-rider pannier mounts that could be useful in an
> upcoming trip, but that I could take off easily...
> obviously I don't want a lot of racks for super specific purposes and
> would love to just leave the mini-front on with a basket or bag on it
> and mount panniers up front-down low on occasion.
>
> here's the set up
>
> http://gallery.me.com/jasonaschwartz#100056/bikeonbridge7
>
> could the Tubus low rider racks be used underneath the mini-front,
> using the same braze ons....?
> I'm sure I'd need longer bolts, but I'm worried about too much weight
> on the eyelets themselves.
> I'd love to try the Tubus Duo, as there is no bar that wraps around
> the front wheel but
> I've heard this rack needs to pass through mid-fork braze
> ons..actually through the fork.
>
> Does anyone have experience with this?
>
> Thanks in Advance.
> JS
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