Great looking bike, and nice mod. I always admire the paint when you go whizzing past. :)
Russ in Seattle On Apr 5, 11:17 am, Jim <jamesfek...@gmail.com> wrote: > I like that a lot! I also find the long struts less than satisfying. I > wouldn't think this would significantly reduce the capacity of the rack. > Thanks for the idea! > > Jim in Boulder (looking for his hacksaw, file and mallet...) > > > > > > > > On Thursday, April 5, 2012 1:04:47 AM UTC-6, stonehog wrote: > > >http://flic.kr/s/aHsjyQ5Piu > > > I have always liked having the larger platform of the Platrack on my AHH, > > but disliked the long struts that stretch down to the fender mounts by the > > axle. I had removed the rack for the rando season a few months back, but > > have wanted to put it back on a few times. I have had an idea to do an > > alternate strut configuration rolling around in my head for the past few > > weeks, and tonight I got a chance to take action. > > > After watching one of the riv videos on mounting a rear rack where they > > bend the struts with a couple of good hammer whacks, I was inspired. I > > bent and shortened the long struts to join at the mid fork braze-on where > > the other struts from the Mark's Rack join. It is likely "not quite" as > > strong, and I'm sure it's a warranty voider in Grant and Nitto's eyes, but > > I don't carry much more than 10 lbs on the front. In any case, it feels > > solid as a rock to me. YMMV... > > > Brian Hanson > > Seattle, WA -- 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.
