mounting a rack w/no eyelets?
05-09-05, 11:09 PM
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mounting a rack w/no eyelets?
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I'm thinking about buying a Fuji Finest, and I noticed it doesn't have any eyelets on the rear triangle. I was wondering if it would still be possible to mount a rack (a traditional one, not so much a rack that mounts to the seatpost only)? Or would I be confined to that kind of rack? Thanks!
I'm thinking about buying a Fuji Finest, and I noticed it doesn't have any eyelets on the rear triangle. I was wondering if it would still be possible to mount a rack (a traditional one, not so much a rack that mounts to the seatpost only)? Or would I be confined to that kind of rack? Thanks!
05-09-05, 11:28 PM
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You might try some of these hub-mounted options...
https://www.oldmanmountain.com/rear_rack_page.htm
Tubus also has a similar bracket that you can get without the rack but I think it still only works with Tubus racks.
https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/tubus_racks.asp
https://www.oldmanmountain.com/rear_rack_page.htm
Tubus also has a similar bracket that you can get without the rack but I think it still only works with Tubus racks.
https://www.peterwhitecycles.com/tubus_racks.asp
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These work quite well. $3.50 at REI. the black is a soft plastic coating(vinyl I think)
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Originally Posted by capsicum
These work quite well. $3.50 at REI. the black is a soft plastic coating(vinyl I think)
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Why buy a bike without threaded eyelets? Either confirm that the fuji has the eyelets or look for another brand that does provide them.
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Originally Posted by capsicum
These work quite well. $3.50 at REI. the black is a soft plastic coating(vinyl I think)
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Originally Posted by khuon
Those will come in useful but only takes care of half the problem.
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The Tubus adapters pictured above only work on Tubus racks, because of the dual bolts. Racks with a single lower bolt on each leg would not be held fixed, but would rotate down around the dropouts. That said, Tubus has another solution...
I just got some nice p-clips from Wayne at TheTouringStore website. They're Tubus, but a much heavier gauge than others (REI, Jandd, LBS etc.). In addition to being thick, they include reinforcement plates and are another variation on the 2-bolt design. One bolt is to fix to the frame, the other to the rack. Just another great example of fine german engineering:
https://www.thetouringstore.com/TUBUS...t%20No%204.jpg
My KHS mtb doesn't have eyelets (top or bottom), and my Jandd clips failed on an overnight camp/tour riding fire roads with full panniers. The Tubus clips are so much stronger, that I hope they will suffice even for the lower rack mounts (which are normally in compression). Time will tell. My frame has 20mm diameter seat stays, which fall between two of the Tubus sizes (18/19 or 21/22). Anyway, tell Wayne your seat stay diameter (confirm it with a measuring device!!!) and he will help you out...
I just got some nice p-clips from Wayne at TheTouringStore website. They're Tubus, but a much heavier gauge than others (REI, Jandd, LBS etc.). In addition to being thick, they include reinforcement plates and are another variation on the 2-bolt design. One bolt is to fix to the frame, the other to the rack. Just another great example of fine german engineering:
https://www.thetouringstore.com/TUBUS...t%20No%204.jpg
My KHS mtb doesn't have eyelets (top or bottom), and my Jandd clips failed on an overnight camp/tour riding fire roads with full panniers. The Tubus clips are so much stronger, that I hope they will suffice even for the lower rack mounts (which are normally in compression). Time will tell. My frame has 20mm diameter seat stays, which fall between two of the Tubus sizes (18/19 or 21/22). Anyway, tell Wayne your seat stay diameter (confirm it with a measuring device!!!) and he will help you out...
