Advocacy & Safety - Delta Cycle Rack Recall

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Dchiefransom
10-25-05, 06:26 PM
I just found out about this in my e-mail. This item is sold at Nashbar. Apparently there is a problem with the mounting hardware, it's not strong enough to hold up, and racks have fallen off the wall. It would be a shame for someone's bike to hit the floor from this. It says to contact Delta and they will send extra hardware. This is the rack.

http://www.deltacycle.com/product.php?g=55

nova
10-25-05, 06:32 PM
Bah no big deal if you know about it just use bigger longer screws. Not a bike rack but had some walll mount shelves one time. Never did put much faith in the hardware included so i used 4 inch dry wall screws and wing bolt lag bolts. You could put 500 pound on them and not worry bout thoose things..
Dchiefransom
10-25-05, 07:12 PM
It could be that the top part is pulling loose from the rest of it when bikes are added.

nova
10-25-05, 07:54 PM
It could be that the top part is pulling loose from the rest of it when bikes are added.

Ahh the frame hardware it self i see. Ive learned to never trust shelfign systems as shipped. These racks are just that specialized shelfing systems. I like the ones they have where it olds your front wheel (or back) and has the little u shaped peice i might just get me one of them once i got a steady job and am done with this odd job crap.

By my estiamate theres about $450 worth of bike parts and bike related gear ive got to have by start of next season.
Now i did make me something for my bike. I took a old blue tarp cut it up stiched it togather and made a very hand bike tarp cover. I really cant be bringing my bike in every time it rains only place to put it inside is down stair in a damp nasty basement or in my room. And no way am i carrying any thing up and down those stairs a min of 14 times a week heh.

Its realy a great tarp cover as i left flaps at the bottom so i can cover every inch of the bike even the bottom :)

Its funny they say nessesity is the mother of invention its true and so is having limited cash flow hehe
Hmm come to think of it i could sell these suckers if i lived in a area where cycling was more popular.