Tubus Rack Question
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Tubus Rack Question
I just installed a Tubus Cosmo rack on my bike and it seems pretty straight forward except what holds the rack level? The two rods that attach to the seat stays don't seem to have a firm attachment on the rack. They hold tight in the inboard and outboard direction but forward and back is unclear. Can anyone give me some help?
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On my tubus cargo rack there's a nut and bolt underneath the rack that holds the fore aft position.
I thought all rear tubus racks have the same mounting hardware.
I thought all rear tubus racks have the same mounting hardware.
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Yeah, there's a nut or screw on the little posts underneath the rack that needs to be tightened - possibly on the side of the little post.
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I just installed a Tubus Cosmo rack on my bike and it seems pretty straight forward except what holds the rack level? The two rods that attach to the seat stays don't seem to have a firm attachment on the rack. They hold tight in the inboard and outboard direction but forward and back is unclear. Can anyone give me some help?
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Thanks Neil, I think that may be the problem because I have tightened the nut as far as I'm comfortable tightening it. I know this isn't rocket science so I'll try your suggestion.
Again Thanks
Again Thanks
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I just fixed the problem and you were right Neil, The tombstone shaped parts that hold the rod holders were assembled backwards so they could never be tightened enough and the side with the shallow bottomed hole had the nut in it so I turned those parts so the rod holder fit into the recess which allowed the rods to be held against the side of the tombstone looking parts. Now they are working properly. I would have thought that Tubus was a little more together than that...oh well...mission accomplished.
Thanks for the help
Thanks for the help
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