grunzster

Planning on doing a small tour this summer, probably just a week or 2.

I have an old mountain rack that I used on my Trek ZX6000, for a tour a few years ago, but for this trip I plan to use my new 2200.

I bought rack arms and seat stay clamps, but then realized...DUH...the clamps are too small, since the 2200 has carbon seat stays.

Ideally if I could find a large clamp to attach to the frame just above the seat stays, that should do the trick.

Any suggestions?

jkmartin

Use the other bike or do a credit card tour. I have a 2200 as well but wouldn't consider it for loaded touring (other than maybe a trunk bag on a seat post rack).

grunzster

Credit card tour?

Seat post rack...doesn't everyone say not to clamp anything on carbon fiber?
I'd think clamping something onto the area I'm thinking of would actually be pretty sturdy, and one of the techs I talked to seems to think it would work.

I realize the 2200 isn't meant for touring, but:
I'm a smaller guy, only weigh about 140lbs.
I travel light, and we'll probably borrow my sister's trailer for heavier gear like the tent
We're only doing a short tour, about a week
My girlfriend is going to be riding a 2000, there's no way I'm keeping up with her if I'm on a mountain bike
Lastly the 6000 now has offroad tires and a suspension for on it

tacomee

The carbon seat stays really suck for mounting a rack-- you could try to mount to your seat post coller on the top, using long flat steel straps

M_S

Yeah, rigging something up on the seatpost is probably your best bet. it doesn't have a carbon seatpost, doe sit? If it does, I'd say you're plumb out of luck unless you get a cheap replacement post for the tour. A;so, try and spread out the weight as much as you can. I'm thinking rigging up something nasty on the handlebars--still, that wouldn't hold much...

How many changes of clothes do you need? 1/2?

grunzster

2 pairs of socks, 2 shirts, and 2 shorts...that's counting the ones that I'm wearing.

Here's a picture of the bike.

See the short tube the comes out of the seat tube, right above the seat stays?
That's the area that I was thinking of putting a large clamp to hold this rack.

Even a small hose clamp may do the job, as long as I wrap it in something to protect the finish on the bike.

tacomee

Yeah, that will work-- but I'd just use the bolt that tightens the seat post collar. Just back it out, hook in the stablizer straps, maybe even a washer or two, tighten it down carefully.

This is been done many times and it works fine.

bccycleguy

The Tubus Fly with various adapters can mount on virtually any road bike. Light (340 gr.), strong (will carry 20 kg.) and aero. I've got one on my Lemond for long rides where I might need to carry rain gear, etc. See Wayne at the TouringStore.

It can be mounted on the drop-outs and brake bridge.

grunzster

Well it required ordering a clamp from McMaster Carr, removing a few parts, and a Home Depot trip for a narrower and slightly longer bolt and nut. In the end I probably could have had someone machine the actual clamp for less money, but it works.

Here it is. The only thing I haven't done yet is I'm going to put some sort of pad on it to protect the finish on my bike.