Originally Posted by
no1mad
I use the bus racks all the time with my DF. I'm trying to picture your problem- is the swing arm pushing your Giro backwards because of the tension? Instead of trying to shim the front wheel, would it be feasible to immobilize the rear? Use one of those ring/wheel locks like the
AXA Defender maybe?
Well, the problem is that the rear wheel is getting too near the end of the rack. Think of your DF on a bus rack. Now, swap out the front wheel for a 20" wheel. The radius is 3" smaller now. That means that your axle is 3" farther back with respect to the rack so your entire frame is 3" farther back in the rack and your rear wheel is 3" farther back with respect to the rack.
I suppose I can bungee the rear wheel, but still it means that the bike is putting more stress on the end of the rack than it should. A chock to move the bike forward with respect to the rack to make up for that 3" is the more elegant and correct way to solve the problem.
Originally Posted by
no1mad
I do have a couple of quick questions that you can give factual answers to:
1)When you put your Giro on the rack, is there still room for someone to use the other slot?
2)Do any drivers complain about the seat(back) impeding their line of sight?
1) Yes.
2) Only once, that was a very short female bus driver. We put the bike onto the other rack. Problem solved. No other drivers have had any problems. Since the seat-back is almost perpendicular to their line of sight, it really presents very little impediment to their vision.