there are link wires that are shorter/longer that could help with the height. but easiest would be to use a straddle carrier style instead of a link wire, like this http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/ca21.htm
i'm used a similiar one on my sam h with the same rack and same brakes. that rack is now on my quickbeam (but with paul brakes instead of the irds) but same issue solved, On Dec 5, 4:31 pm, "opa...@gmail.com" <opa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Ever since I installed the Nitto Mini Front Rack on my Atlantis, the > mounting rod that mounts through the fork crown hole interferes with the > link wire of my IRD cantis. You can see a picture of the IRD cantis and > how low the link wire sits here: > > http://www.interlocracing.com/brake_canti.html > and Riv's picture showing all kinds of clearance with theirs > here:http://www.rivbike.com/PhotoGallery.asp?ProductCode=r2 > > The link wire actually sits on the threaded rod when the brakes are open, > enough so that when I put new brake pads on, I can't open them all the > way. Is it possible to get a different link wire that sits higher up, and > still gives the same amount of braking power, or do I just need new brakes, > or a new rack? I don't really use the rack except to hold my front basket, > btw. > > Cheers, > Robert Opalko -- 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-bunch@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.
