Bicycle Mechanics - Rear brake reversed

Im fitting a rear pannier rack on my rain /touring bike ,being a large frame & trying to keep the rack parallel, the rear brake seems to be in the way .I could extend the brackets to the seat stays but thinking outside the square is there any reason why I can`t mount the brakes on the other side of the brake bridge so that there on the front side of the seat stays ? The brakes are Shimano Tourney long reach . I seem to do most of my braking with the front & only use the back to even up the wear on the front blox. :D I`d appreciate your input & wisdom!

I know of more than a few builders who mount them that way, if you have a recessed nut to hold your calipers to the frame you may have a problem. You may have ato reset the "toe-in" on the pads. Good Luck!!!

Ride Well
Pat

my old tt bike has the rear brake mounted this way

Anothe idea would be to go over the top of the brakes and put a 90 deg. bend down to the bach of the brake. Those stainless steel straps come in different thicknesses too.

First of all, is it even possible to fit the brake in front of the stays? For instance, it wouldn't work with cantilevers or v-brakes.

Second of all, make sure the brake cable run is OK and doesn't kink near the saddle post.

Is this a 3 point rack (attatching to the brake bolt) or a 4 point, with 2 threaded eyelets on the seat stays ?

If you have the type of brake pads that slides into the holder make sure you reverse the holders so your first application of the rear brake doesn't slide the pads out.

I have one of those strange softride bikes. It has a fibergrass/ carbon beam that the seat sits on. I tour on it sometimes with a rack and there was nothing to attach the rack to. Those stainless steel straps bike stores sell are great for making something up. It's like the erector set I played with as a kid. My solution for the softride was to angle two straps off the rack together in the middle where a long one went up to a bottle cage post. kind of like the shape of a Y. Lots of little nuts and bolts. All the weight is carried down through the rack. This connection is to keep from moving foreward, back, and to keep it from wagging. The wagging can be a bigger concern than the foreward back movement. If you wanted to you could build something up with the stainless, make sure you like it, and take it to a welder to weld those straps together. Then you could take those nuts and bolts off. Have fun!!!! :D :D

Thanks for your replies , the rack Ive got is an Avenair quick reliese .I havnt done the job yet but Ill give it a go as its the easiest option ;) Thanks for the reminder about the blox ,I didnt think of that:)
regards g/wolf:beer: