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    Anyone knows what this adapter on the fork’s end/axle is called?

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    2. DieterRums on

      Probably just a rigged up solution..
      buy some Aluminium/steel stock start drilling/filing 🙂
      Or buy something called „lochblech“ in German
      Sheetmetal with lots of holes – and use the hole that fits

    3. Melodic_coala101 on

      “a steel straight hinge from a nearest hardware store drilled to 10mm holes”

      Just don’t forget to use self locking nuts when securing the basket to it.

    4. negativeyoda on

      This makes no sense… it’s like a linkage now and thus inherently unstable.

      Why wouldn’t you just run the strut straight to the eyelet?

      OP: pictures would help. I wouldn’t suggest this as a solution

    6. Apart_Bid2199 on

      Would a longer bolt and some spacers work? Also, If you google axle mount eyelet adapter theres a few options without all the extra leverage. Id only do this if I had the parts for it on hand and didn’t care about the downsides.

    7. Snack_Donkey on

      >I can’t mount any front rack to my fork because the tubing above the dropouts is too big so I’m constantly searching for a solution.

      You need longer bolts and some washers, not a lever that fails to do the only thing it’s supposed to do.

    8. 1538e on

      Go to your nearest Ace hardware, you’ll find this (or similar) near the U-Bolts.

      But keep in mind this is more of a Parallelogram linkage, than a vertical support. If you do this, keep the loads really light and make sure you have a solid (not flexy) support strut attached to the crown.

      Another solution is this type of rack if you have canti bosses and V-brakes (It can work with Cantilevers, but you will need a vice and bending tools to adjust the brace, this is solid steel rather than the aluminum Sunlite racks)

      [https://www.thebikesmiths.com/products/yuen-yfa23c?variant=41315366928544](https://www.thebikesmiths.com/products/yuen-yfa23c?variant=41315366928544)

    10. Over_Reputation_6613 on

      That’s an “i am a hipster and do stuff just for looks and status” application because it won’t hold up any amount of weight, lucky if it holds its own for a longer ride

    11. Odd-View-1083 on

      I don’t understand why everyone is being such pompous, condescending children about this post. It’s a valid question from an enthusiast within the community,after all isn’t that what Reddit is for?
      So an answer to your question , that appears to be generic fender hardware. That stuff is typically very inexpensive and your local bike shop probably has a drawer filled with stuff like that.

    14. WordsworthsGhost on

      Looks good for a pic but I wouldn’t run a basket like that unless you fairy around a loaf of a single legal pad or a paperback lol

    19. ChunkbrotherATX on

      I think this would be ok if you made it as short as possible. If that person had used the first eyelet, it seems like it would be much more rigid.

    21. mcgridler43 on

      This would work a lot better if the extenders were used on the basket end of the struts instead of business end of the struts

    23. Next-Handle-8179 on

      You could easily make them out of pretty much any scrap you have kicking around and see if you like them.

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