Holt my beer, again, Faran and others

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spinnnout in reply to @Eejit

Nice. Also, that 3 bikes in 1 shot pic goes to show just what a decent choice a rear rack can be. Looks so purposeful in comparison to the other two.

Was great, could get a bit sendy and still use the dropper. For the others, the carradice snapped inside and they both had loads of weight up-front, along with bag swinging, bouncing and tyre rubbing to deal with.

But PSA, loctite an off-road pannier rack.. cleaned the bike yesterday and was missing 1 lower rack bolt, the other side had nearly worked its way out :O

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C4r1s in reply to @spinnnout

Or (as round the world tourers used to do) thread the (longer) bolts in backwards so the head is on the inside of the frame then get a nyloc nut on the outside to clamp it all together. Means you won’t lose a bolt, and if in the worst case it shears off you can still get the bolt out and replace it as the head is on the inside attached to the frame and not lying in the dirt 👍

Looks like a fantastic trip, and great photos to boot

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spinnnout in reply to @C4r1s

Or (as round the world tourers used to do) thread the (longer) bolts in backwards so the head is on the inside of the frame then get a nyloc nut on the outside to clamp it all together.

Genius, using a nut & bolt had crossed my mind but had not thought about direction
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si_mon628 in reply to @C4r1s

As long as it doesn't foul the high end of the cassette...but good idea if it fits
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JacqueLucque in reply to @C4r1s

Excellent hack. I've often backed up bolts on touring bikes with a nut but this is inspired 🌀🌀🌀

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