jonassterling
07-29-2003, 08:34 PM
I'm planning on an ussupported 200-250 mile ride from Central PA to Pittsburgh. I've got 2 frames I'm debating using. My problem is racks.
The bike that is currently built and that I'm leaning towards using is a KHS cyclocross bike. Problem: no rack mounts. I fiddled around with those rubber coated rack mount straps and ran the upper mounts through the upper shock mount bolt(its a softtail).
I don't really trust the strap things. Anyone have any experience with these things? When I worked in a shop I used these as upper mounts plenty of times, but never lower mounts.
The other option with this frame is drill and tap some mounting holes in th drop outs. Unfortunatly the dropouts are not very beefy and I',m worry about the softail thing. I don't want to break my frame in the middle of the woods.
I'm planning on using the cyclocross bike rather than the other option, a KHS road frame. This does have mounts, but I want to travel on some dirt roads and snowmobile trails, but I don't think there will be enough clearance to run any tire above 28c.
I have two mountain bike but one is a SS and one has only 2 chainrings (36-22) and no mounts either. I'd love to just buy a BOB trailer, but right now I'm having a hard time keeping myself fed, let alone dropping $200 on bike stuff.
What do you say?
The bike that is currently built and that I'm leaning towards using is a KHS cyclocross bike. Problem: no rack mounts. I fiddled around with those rubber coated rack mount straps and ran the upper mounts through the upper shock mount bolt(its a softtail).
I don't really trust the strap things. Anyone have any experience with these things? When I worked in a shop I used these as upper mounts plenty of times, but never lower mounts.
The other option with this frame is drill and tap some mounting holes in th drop outs. Unfortunatly the dropouts are not very beefy and I',m worry about the softail thing. I don't want to break my frame in the middle of the woods.
I'm planning on using the cyclocross bike rather than the other option, a KHS road frame. This does have mounts, but I want to travel on some dirt roads and snowmobile trails, but I don't think there will be enough clearance to run any tire above 28c.
I have two mountain bike but one is a SS and one has only 2 chainrings (36-22) and no mounts either. I'd love to just buy a BOB trailer, but right now I'm having a hard time keeping myself fed, let alone dropping $200 on bike stuff.
What do you say?