Thule racks for front disc brake
04-13-20, 12:55 PM
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Thule racks for front disc brake
Hello
My Thule rack system attaches at the front fork. It is at least 20 years old.
I recently bought my wife a cruiser that has disc brakes and the mechanism attached to the fork impedes the attaching the front fork lock.
Has Thule come up with a front fork attachment for these?
My Thule rack system attaches at the front fork. It is at least 20 years old.
I recently bought my wife a cruiser that has disc brakes and the mechanism attached to the fork impedes the attaching the front fork lock.
Has Thule come up with a front fork attachment for these?
04-13-20, 07:02 PM
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Most fork-mount rails now accomodate disk brakes.
Yes, there are adapters available, most of them are for thru-axles, since that's what's most common for disk brakes. Does have Thru-axle or QR?
Adapters can be had from Thule or aftermarket, like https://www.hurricanecomponents.com/
Yes, there are adapters available, most of them are for thru-axles, since that's what's most common for disk brakes. Does have Thru-axle or QR?
Adapters can be had from Thule or aftermarket, like https://www.hurricanecomponents.com/
04-14-20, 09:48 AM
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If it is the old standard QR fork mount style tray just take a hack saw and cut a chunk out of the tray to clear the disk brake caliper. That is what I did to mine anyway. The thin aluminum tray isn't really structural. They make or made racks that didn't even have a tray. Just two separate parts, one fork lock and one rear wheel strappy dohickly.
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Pic of what I actually did. Just cut it so I could bend it in enough to clear the caliper. This was an old rack when I bought it for $20 15 years ago and even then it was my second rack in case I needed to carry two bikes.
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Pic of what I actually did. Just cut it so I could bend it in enough to clear the caliper. This was an old rack when I bought it for $20 15 years ago and even then it was my second rack in case I needed to carry two bikes.
Last edited by Canker; 04-14-20 at 10:04 AM.
