I've had one on my grocery-getter for a while, bolt-on hub mounted, and have found that the stock braces are kind of wimpy to begin with, regardless of how they attach to the hub. Doesn't take much weight to have the thing swaying to and fro. I believe Riv has talked about adding wood dowels to stiffen them up, (the braces are hollowish on the backside) but I have not done that. I am planning to mount a proper rack up front and secure the basket to that. That will also help get the basket (and added weight) a little lower - currently the bottom of the basket on my 22" C2T Stumpjumper is a good 7" above the tire. Seems like the best solution to bypass the axle - solid or skewer) altogether.
Marty On Mar 11, 5:23 am, Justin August <[email protected]> wrote: > I think it was Consumer Reports that found that some WALD baskets > would break weak QRs and instead recommended mounting only to solid > bolt-ons or eyelets. > > -Justin > > On Mar 11, 12:04 am, pcooley <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I just received a WALD Woody Goody this afternoon and installed it. > > The instructions make a big deal about taking it in to your bike shop > > if you need to attach it to a bike with a quick release front wheel. > > I am guessing that they are trying to avoid liability issues. > > > I went ahead and ran the quick release skewer through the smaller hole > > in the strut, and I placed the springs inboard of the strut. (ie. > > quick release - strut - spring - fork - hub, etc.). > > > I realized later that they might intend for you to attach the strut to > > the bosses on the dropout. I could mount them to the outside of the > > sks fender safety release, but that seems less sturdy to me than > > having them held tight by the pressure of the quick release > > mechanism. Since my bike is old enough to lack lawyer lips, the quick > > release skewer seems the best place to put the strut, and I'm sure > > that the skewer itself, coupled with the pressure from the mechanism, > > is strong enough to hold the strut in place. > > > Is there some unforeseen danger I'm missing here? Or is it that WALD > > doesn't want the average consumer to fool around with their quick > > release more than necessary? > > > (I also sent an email to Rivendell. It will be interesting to see > > what they have to say. Their online catalogue makes no mention of > > quick release vs. solid axle in relation to the Woody Goody). > > > Thanks, > > > Paul Cooley > > Santa Fe, NM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
