That gap looks sketchy AF. I’d hate for your rack to give way mid tour, leaving you stranded with nothing but your bike and existential dread.
local_gear_repair on
Yes, that will 100% cause problems. Get yourself a disc-brake specific rack or use some spacer washers between the frame and the rack
incunabula001 on
This is why spacers/washers exist.
highdon on
That bolt is guaranteed to come loose. Use spacers/washers to fill the empty space.
ercolr on
Yes, it will. And the bolts will fall out / break quickly.
Put spacers in there so that the bolt clamps the flat face of the rack tab to the flat face of the frame dropouts, through spacers. The racks often come with a few spaces like this but if not you could use normal M5 washers from the hardware store. Any decent bike shop can help if you run into issues.
HZCH on
Yes it will. The screw will bend, then snap; in the mean time, it _might_ damage the threads in the frame, either because of the potential bending of because it’s vibrating and unscrewing.
That happened to my first frame. I tried using some washers, but I ended choosing another hole. Is this a possibility on your frame?
AppropriateNetwork68 on
Yes it will rattle for sure. Go to your local hardware store and look for M5 threaded bolts in a smaller size to reduce any gaps.
O-parker on
Absolutely
Ambitious-Laugh-7884 on
yep defo needs spacers/washers, and take spares, plus a couple of extra bolts
toaster404 on
In addition to spacers, if there’s room use a nut on the inside and threadlocker. Stuff comes loose.
Strict_Pie_9834 on
You need washers
Mr-Blah on
Yes.
If you’re asking the question, I’m sorry to say but you should maybe ask a mechanic to look at your bike…
EqualOrganization726 on
As others have said, use some washers to fill the gap and it will be fine.
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That gap looks sketchy AF. I’d hate for your rack to give way mid tour, leaving you stranded with nothing but your bike and existential dread.
Yes, that will 100% cause problems. Get yourself a disc-brake specific rack or use some spacer washers between the frame and the rack
This is why spacers/washers exist.
That bolt is guaranteed to come loose. Use spacers/washers to fill the empty space.
Yes, it will. And the bolts will fall out / break quickly.
Put spacers in there so that the bolt clamps the flat face of the rack tab to the flat face of the frame dropouts, through spacers. The racks often come with a few spaces like this but if not you could use normal M5 washers from the hardware store. Any decent bike shop can help if you run into issues.
Yes it will. The screw will bend, then snap; in the mean time, it _might_ damage the threads in the frame, either because of the potential bending of because it’s vibrating and unscrewing.
That happened to my first frame. I tried using some washers, but I ended choosing another hole. Is this a possibility on your frame?
Yes it will rattle for sure. Go to your local hardware store and look for M5 threaded bolts in a smaller size to reduce any gaps.
Absolutely
yep defo needs spacers/washers, and take spares, plus a couple of extra bolts
In addition to spacers, if there’s room use a nut on the inside and threadlocker. Stuff comes loose.
You need washers
Yes.
If you’re asking the question, I’m sorry to say but you should maybe ask a mechanic to look at your bike…
As others have said, use some washers to fill the gap and it will be fine.