When I thought about a Mark's rack on the front of my Bombadil, Rivendell recommended against it (Dave). Dave told me to only use the Marks Rack if I absolutely have to. If you can use the Mini front, on any bike, absolutely that rack wins, he said.
Those lower struts are load bearing. On the Mini front, they are bent, but they are also tubular steel. Bend the Marks Rack aluminum struts and they will be much weaker than if they stayed straight. On the Mini Front, the joints are welded, not bolted together, also much stronger. If it's just going to be a handlebar support it might be fine. If it's going to get a platrack bolted to it with 25lbs of stuff, or a big wald basket and a case of beer, I would worry about the strength if the struts are bent. Dave told me the top of the fork crown bolts on my Bombadil are intended to enable me to run a big rear rack on the front, not to run a Marks Rack. On Aug 10, 4:37 am, Garth <garth...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've used these brakes for a few rides now. They work well, but they > shed brake material like I've never seen. My rims are coated with > black brake dust from 2 rides. These pads won't last long. > > I think I'll try some SwissStop Black pads or VO's squeal free ones. > Anyone use either? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
