Originally Posted by
Hot Potato
Well, I guess the lbs was just too lazy to put it on when I bought the bike? But if my memory is correct, all three of the racks on the wall did not have any tail ligt mounts. Hmmmm.
I ordered the t bracket from peter white, but before it came, I found a topeak mtx rack with tail light mount at a good price at a different lbs. They also offered a good deal on a mtx trunk bag, so I decided to switch over. But the blackburn rack won't go to waste, It would look good on my wife's bike.
The included bracket comes in a small parts bag with the other brackets, and nuts, and bolts. If one opens the bag before putting the rack onto a bike the other small parts might get lost. Also bolting a reflector through the bracket is what holds the bracket in place. Without a reflector it won't stay on.
You typically need the reflector that comes off that bike.
The only good way to do it is to leave the bracket off until the rack is going on a bike. They do get lost or forgotten sometimes.