I just bought a rear basket and rear rack...
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I just bought a rear basket and rear rack...
But I don't know how to put it on my bike!
I'm mechanically challenged here.
The basket and rack came with several screws, nuts, and other tools.
At first I tried to screw only the basket on. It was quite secure. But I know there has to be something I'm missing.
Please help!
I'm mechanically challenged here.
The basket and rack came with several screws, nuts, and other tools.
At first I tried to screw only the basket on. It was quite secure. But I know there has to be something I'm missing.
Please help!
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This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
This is Africa, 1943. War spits out its violence overhead and the sandy graveyard swallows it up. Her name is King Nine, B-25, medium bomber, Twelfth Air Force. On a hot, still morning she took off from Tunisia to bomb the southern tip of Italy. An errant piece of flak tore a hole in a wing tank and, like a wounded bird, this is where she landed, not to return on this day, or any other day.
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So do your seatstays have eyelets, and do your dropouts have eyelets? It is impossible to tell on the small photo you posted.
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Vintagetrek.com shows a 95 Trek 800 to have rack eyelets.
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Did you put the basket on without the rack? Picture of basket? Does it go on top of rack? Hang on sides?
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"You just put the thing on the thing. C'mon guys, it's easy. "
Not a very helpful respones Fuzz.
The 2 racks you show have different methods of fitting:
The black rack you showed us is standard and will bolt into the threaded eyelets on your frame at the top of your seat-stays and at the bottom just above the rear axle dropouts. The correct thread for the bolt is M5. A threaded nut is not neccessary if the eyelet threads are in good shape but you do need a washer under the bolt head. Make sure the bolt does not extend too far into the chainline to interfere.
You need to set the horizontal adjustable stays to the correct length to achive a horizontal top.
At the seatstay eyelets, if the bolt goes INTO the farme tubing make sure it is not long enough to touch the opposing inside tube wall.
The 2nd rack with baskets that you show is attatched directly to the rear axle with the axle nuts holding it in place. This is not ideal, you have to remove the rack to remove the wheel. If your bike has a quick-release skewer type fitting with a hollow axle, you shouldnt attach this kind of rack to the axle, the wheel will NOT be fastened safely.
The holes in the rack-with baskets are much larger than 5mm. You could attatch it the same as a standard one but the large holes will allow it to shift around and you need to think about the correct size of washer to spread the load wide enough.
Which style of rack do you have?
Not a very helpful respones Fuzz.
The 2 racks you show have different methods of fitting:
The black rack you showed us is standard and will bolt into the threaded eyelets on your frame at the top of your seat-stays and at the bottom just above the rear axle dropouts. The correct thread for the bolt is M5. A threaded nut is not neccessary if the eyelet threads are in good shape but you do need a washer under the bolt head. Make sure the bolt does not extend too far into the chainline to interfere.
You need to set the horizontal adjustable stays to the correct length to achive a horizontal top.
At the seatstay eyelets, if the bolt goes INTO the farme tubing make sure it is not long enough to touch the opposing inside tube wall.
The 2nd rack with baskets that you show is attatched directly to the rear axle with the axle nuts holding it in place. This is not ideal, you have to remove the rack to remove the wheel. If your bike has a quick-release skewer type fitting with a hollow axle, you shouldnt attach this kind of rack to the axle, the wheel will NOT be fastened safely.
The holes in the rack-with baskets are much larger than 5mm. You could attatch it the same as a standard one but the large holes will allow it to shift around and you need to think about the correct size of washer to spread the load wide enough.
Which style of rack do you have?