One thing I haven't seen anyone mention yet: I would be afraid that a strap that runs around the head tube, as you have shown, would abrade the paint and edges of the headbadge, especially when the strap picks up a little road grit/grime. If I wanted to run a strap, I would wrap it around the bottom of the stem, right above the headset, which rotates along with the fork/rack so there would not be any tendency to grind up the pain job. cheers, Andrew in Sydney
On Monday, November 9, 2020 at 3:54:22 AM UTC+11 bjmi...@gmail.com wrote: > Here's a photo of what I'm thinking about doing with the strap and head > tube... > [image: irish.jpg] > The strap is looped through each side of the tombstone twice...once > through and around the head tube on the opposite side, and then once though > the inside of the tombstone and back on the same side of the head tube (if > that makes sense). > > It's snug...but my two concerns are... > 1. it won't stop the rack/basket from crashing into the front wheel if the > rack fails (I'm not a physics person...but I'm guessing there's more > holding power vertically than horizontally) > 2. The strap is going to dull up or rub off the paint on the head tube. > > HOWEVER...as I was typing this, I found this... > > https://13507435628737481763.googlegroups.com/attach/26c66c05ba4e4/IMG_1683.JPG?part=0.2&view=1&vt=ANaJVrEq-9QnruTkMcmxuNN9WRRDupm4Sh5lxv-I6NA_WVq9zMoW7YG8PJm6dkg0zmWGvc0jPMXrF4yVRs-NP2B3aA4xDxxQ3P78klLrAgHSI79Llf-AOr8 > > It looks like lashing the tombstone to the head tube has been an option > for at least Soma and their "Manny Strap". I'm guessing I'm okay with it > the way I have it. > > Right? > On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 10:19:16 AM UTC-6 Ben Mihovk wrote: > >> Hey all! >> I recently set up my Atlantis with a Mark's rack and medium Walk zip-tied >> to it. I double strutted the rack and have the Irish strap connecting the >> tombstone to the bars (Chocos). >> >> I have an x-small saddle sack that I love and was offered a matching one >> at a great price. I love the way the x-small sack looks/fits on my >> handlebars, but I'm having some serious issues figuring out how to strap >> the tombstone for support while having a handlebar bag. >> >> One solution I might have is to strap the tombstone to the headtube >> horizontally. I did it a minute ago and looped the Irish strap a bunch of >> times and tightened it up. Is this good enough for supporting the rack if >> the tange fails? Will the strap on the frame rub off the paint or top/clear >> coat? >> >> Any ideas on how to have both a Mark's rack and x-small handlebar bag are >> welcome. >> >> For what it's worth...I don't plan on ever exceeding the 4 pound >> recommendation on the rack. I've used it to carry my 3 pound laptop and >> charger (with a Captain Hook), to grab a 3 pound bag of groceries, etc...I >> may push it to a six pack of beer, but I have a rear rack and panniers if I >> need to carry anything heavy. >> >> Thanks! >> Ben >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dbd6d7d1-b745-4df8-81e7-b50ecc3a655fn%40googlegroups.com.
