[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-07 Thread Darren Stone
Hi, not sure if this helps, but for what it's worth, here's another view of a Nitto front rack and a fender, though the rack isn't the "Mark's" model. There's an attachment point on the underside of the rack for securing the fender but I don't use it and don't have any problems so far. But it's t

Re: [RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-02 Thread Brian Hanson
The wine cork/Mark's Rack/Honjo combo works great - it killed the fender sway I had on rough road, as well. Here's a photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/stonehog/BrianSHilsenInSeattle#5378440675727766706 Brian On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 5:38 PM, robert peterson wrote: > Michael, > I have a Saluki

[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-01 Thread robert peterson
Michael, I have a Saluki with a Mark's rack and Honjos. I made a spacer out of a wine cork and used a long bolt through that sliding plate that adjusts the rack forward and back. Getting that hole in the fender just right is tricky, my fender is not perfectly lined up. It did damp out the vibrat

Re: [RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-01 Thread Rene Sterental
There was quite a gap on my 61 AHH with 700c tires between the rear fender and the kickstand plate, and I was lucky that these plastic spacers I had were just the right size; otherwise I was going to use corks and cut them to size as many others have done. I may still do that at some point if I'm b

Re: [RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-01 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Tue, 2009-12-01 at 15:30 -0800, Michael Glaser wrote: > Steve, > > Saw your Saluki before, and that's how I got the idea for the > Berthoud. It really looks like stainless steel to me. I wouldn't > have guessed that it was painted. Very nice, btw. Beautiful bike. Thanks. Definitely the Sa

[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-01 Thread Michael Glaser
Steve, Saw your Saluki before, and that's how I got the idea for the Berthoud. It really looks like stainless steel to me. I wouldn't have guessed that it was painted. Very nice, btw. Beautiful bike. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bu

[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-01 Thread Michael Glaser
Mark's Rack does not have a fender attachment like the Mini or M-12. I hadn't considered using a second stay. That's a really elegant solution if you don't need a front rack. I may do that temporarily. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bun

[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-01 Thread Michael Glaser
René, Nice rig, indeed! You know, I just used the rubber washer from the Honjo installation kit on the kickstand plate, and the fender line seems fine. Maybe that's b/c it's a 700c wheel? I think there's more of a gap on my wife's 650B Saluki. But I assumed that I'd have to make some sort of s

Re: [RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-01 Thread Rene Sterental
Don't worry about accenting the e... :-) I actually drilled the hole in the fender, as mine (purchased from VO) didn't have it. You have a very nice Bombadil setup, I'm wondering whether I should plan to put fenders in mine when I get it next week, or rather not run fenders since I plan to take it

[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-01 Thread Marty
Nice rig Rene! (Sorry, I couldn't find that special e.) I used a similar trick when I adapted a Blackburn rear rack to the front of a Bombadil, although the front/fender hole was drilled into the rack itself. Michael, you could also use an "L" bracket on the front of the rack using the (presumed)

Re: [RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-01 Thread Rene Sterental
Michael, I installed Honjo fenders on my AHH and bolted the front of the front wheel fender to my Mark's rack using a plastic adapter I had lying around (a cilinder originally included in a TV mounting wall rack) about 1.5 cm long. The Mark's rack doesn't have a proper fender mount, but I just use

[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Fender Attachment

2009-12-01 Thread rcnute
Does the Mark's Rack have a fender attachment point like the Mini or M-12? I'm not sure it does. You could also use a second fender stay. On Dec 1, 12:24 pm, Michael Glaser wrote: > I just installed a set of Honjo fenders on my 700c AHH with center- > pull brakes.  The "nose" of the front fende