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spotter in reply to @atk

Looks good. I assume the rack's mounted on the fork eyelets now rather than the axle? Have you noticed this introducing any flex in the rack?

I just made some adapters to fit mine to the eyelets of a Disc Trucker fork and there's a noticeable flex/sway to the rack even with light loads and has made the whole bike quite sketchy to ride... Unsure if it's the eyelet mounting or the adapters just aren't up to the job despite being of similar dimensions to the originals.

Mine seems slightly stiffer, possibly. It's hard to say as the only time I noticed it previously was when i had a rack bag and panniers and then it was more a backwards and forwards movement from the support that runs to the crown. My girlfriend just got one of these and they now come with a much heavier gauge support, so If she lets me, i'll swap mine out as i guess it'll be stiffer.

Oh also, I didn't need any adaptors to fit it to the fork eyelets, just flipped the axle mounts upside down.

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atk in reply to @spotter

Interesting, thanks. The trucker forks have a stupid 'lip' at the dropout that gets in the way if I flip the axle mounts. Figured I'd try some steel plate before before butchering the ones that came with it. I'll try and re-make the supports and replacing the fork crown strut in the new year and see if that fixes it.

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Dom in reply to @atk

The trucker forks have a stupid 'lip' at the dropout that gets in the way if I flip the axle mounts.

As do the forks of my Straggler. I purchased these from SJS which do the job superbly and look exceptionally neat when cut down nicely.

http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/thorn-4mm-stainless-steel-carrier-fittings-18cm-long-prod12555/

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