Originally Posted by
Midol_Mohawk
... Obviously I couldn't use it with the mounting kit that came with the rack, so the guys at the LBS said for me to leave my bike there and they'd mount it for me. In their words, "we'll find a way to get it on". Talk about service?... I was just extremely frustrated because I kept reading the Planet Bike website which said it should fit "97% of bike frames". 3%er! Woo!...
Most manufacturers seem to claim that their racks will fit 97% of bikes.... however from what I've experienced, 99% of the time the people who want me to install a rack onto their bike seem to own the 3%er bike that the rack won't fit.
As for the term 'universal fit' that you see printed on the packaging of most bike accessories... that doesn't mean it will fit most bikes, it means that just about anybody will end up throwing a tantrum when trying to install it on a bike.