That front rack is awfully far forward. With that giant platform, putting anything large on there is putting a lot of stress on the tang that connects to the fork crown (assuming that's how it's fixed - can't tell from the photos).
Otherwise, a sweet looking rig! Will On Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 9:39:41 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > Like...putting it off since 2017 when this frame was released? That's > patience! > > BL in EC > > On Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 1:01:36 PM UTC-8 lconley wrote: > >> I have been putting this off for years. So today, I screwed up my >> courage, got out my $10 Harbor Freight tubing bender, an attacked the lower >> legs of the front rack. I stole the front and rear racks off of my Trek >> Bellville before I gave it away. The blue does not match the MMM exactly, >> but it is close enough. Without modification, the lower legs hit the brakes >> and the rack sat too high above the fender. The entire Bellville including >> the racks was powder coated by Trek, and the coating survived the bending >> more or less intact. Now I have no excuse for not completing the build. 8 >> speed Nexus IGH and integrated shifter/brake lever. The front rack includes >> tubes for routing the wires to and from the headlight mounted on the rack >> stay. >> >> [image: front rack.jpg] >> >> Laing Conley >> Delray Beach FL >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ec1e71ed-19f2-430f-8d77-d4bf51cce089n%40googlegroups.com.
