Originally Posted by
fietsbob
No idea of what your X brand rack looks like .. nor the fork . w/o pictures ... they may be incompatible ..
a rack that uses the fork tip eyelets , and a fitting behind the brake bolt behind it that goes thru the fork crown may be what you need..
if no fork tip eyelets , you need one made to use the wheel QR skewer.
OK, sorry for not being clear. Each fork tip has a single eyelet, but the problem is that the eyelets are below the fork arms. This placement makes the eyelets perfect for fender stays, but problematic for my rack. Maybe this helps:
https://www.google.com/search?q=bicycle+fork+eyelets&client=firefox-a&hs=ZCa&rls=org.mozilla:en-US
fficial&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=m7mAU9aaFvDMsQTboYCAAg&ved=0CGMQ7Ak&biw=1440&bih=743
See the last image in the top row.
The posts of the rack are completely straight (though with flattened ends); that is what prevents the ends of the rack posts from coming closer to the eyelets. The rack style resembles that of the “Soma Mini Front Rack” advertised here:
Universal Cycles -- Racks - Frame Mounted > Front Mounted
Attaching the rack to the fork crown is no problem; I took care of that easily. Thanks, Fietsbob, for the advice.