Tighten the bolts when it’s in the desired position.
Fantastic_Inside4361 on
Didn’t it come with a clip to fit to the chainstay at the bottom ?
w1n5t0nM1k3y on
Get a rack that doesn’t have a hinge? I’m not sure what this rack is or where you got it, but it looks like an accident waiting to happen when that one’s into your spokes at speed.
teakettle87 on
Stop buying shitty things from junk stores.
Broad-Minute-2955 on
Take it off. I mean, if it can move like this, there is no function. It can only cause trouble.
Oli99uk on
TIghten the bolts. Maybe take them off and add a shim from an old butyl inner tube.
Or quick and not elegant, use a zip tie and the nub will act as a stopper.
popopopopopopopopoop on
Surely it needs to be somehow connected to the axle/chainstay below?
bzy_b on
possible to rotate the brackets 90 deg so they are on the vertical part of the main body of the rack?
ChanceStunning8314 on
Make some rubber shims out of an old inner tube.
_Y0ur_Mum_ on
Loosen the bolts, detach it from the bike, bolt it to a solid wall so it doesn’t get anywhere your spokes when your bike is moving.
Far-Adhesiveness3763 on
Piece of 2×1 through the wheel between the two side hinged parts. Cable tied to the hinged bit it’ll not move…..neither will your wheel mind but that wasn’t in the design request
jnex26 on
not particularly elegant however you would not need much aluminium L shaped bars to bind onto the Seat stay + Chain stay, that you could clamp to to that hanging bit ( no idea what it is called – Flap of death ???? )
the profile would not need to be much, you could use a tube but they are more flexible, the other option is to try and re-enforce from the upper sections with some aluminium tubes or L bars, but that would increase the pressure on the mounting hardware and may cause it to fail early.
gibson486 on
You are relying on friction alone on a shaft. That is a losing battle against physics, especially given how long that part is. You atleast need a huge set screw, but the holding part is plastic, so you are limited to what the plastic can handle, which is not alot. If you can get those parts in metal, then you can use the set screw approach, but it will fail over time. You could drill a hole through the shaft and put a screw of pin through it, but the issue is that this is probably hollow aluminum, which is kind of weak. Your best bet is to find a mounting point at the bottom and design something to have it stop at that point. Or just buy a better rack….
2-wheels on
Appears you are missing a part that attaches that thing to the seat stay, or you have a piece of junk that’s waiting to cause a crash.
Single_Restaurant_10 on
Topeak Supertourist or Topeak Explorer. Sell that one on & get a proper rack.
edscoble on
Bike mechanic here; don’t.
Mart7Mcfl7 on
Cable tie it to those thin metal bits?
thong_water on
Elegant? Have it welded in place.
Mamadook69 on
Zip tie the bottom corner of it to the frame of the bike near the rear tire dropouts.
wattsupjimbo on
If this thing doesn’t kill you it will definitely kill your wheel.
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Tighten the bolts when it’s in the desired position.
Didn’t it come with a clip to fit to the chainstay at the bottom ?
Get a rack that doesn’t have a hinge? I’m not sure what this rack is or where you got it, but it looks like an accident waiting to happen when that one’s into your spokes at speed.
Stop buying shitty things from junk stores.
Take it off. I mean, if it can move like this, there is no function. It can only cause trouble.
TIghten the bolts. Maybe take them off and add a shim from an old butyl inner tube.
Or quick and not elegant, use a zip tie and the nub will act as a stopper.
Surely it needs to be somehow connected to the axle/chainstay below?
possible to rotate the brackets 90 deg so they are on the vertical part of the main body of the rack?
Make some rubber shims out of an old inner tube.
Loosen the bolts, detach it from the bike, bolt it to a solid wall so it doesn’t get anywhere your spokes when your bike is moving.
Piece of 2×1 through the wheel between the two side hinged parts. Cable tied to the hinged bit it’ll not move…..neither will your wheel mind but that wasn’t in the design request
not particularly elegant however you would not need much aluminium L shaped bars to bind onto the Seat stay + Chain stay, that you could clamp to to that hanging bit ( no idea what it is called – Flap of death ???? )
the profile would not need to be much, you could use a tube but they are more flexible, the other option is to try and re-enforce from the upper sections with some aluminium tubes or L bars, but that would increase the pressure on the mounting hardware and may cause it to fail early.
You are relying on friction alone on a shaft. That is a losing battle against physics, especially given how long that part is. You atleast need a huge set screw, but the holding part is plastic, so you are limited to what the plastic can handle, which is not alot. If you can get those parts in metal, then you can use the set screw approach, but it will fail over time. You could drill a hole through the shaft and put a screw of pin through it, but the issue is that this is probably hollow aluminum, which is kind of weak. Your best bet is to find a mounting point at the bottom and design something to have it stop at that point. Or just buy a better rack….
Appears you are missing a part that attaches that thing to the seat stay, or you have a piece of junk that’s waiting to cause a crash.
Topeak Supertourist or Topeak Explorer. Sell that one on & get a proper rack.
Bike mechanic here; don’t.
Cable tie it to those thin metal bits?
Elegant? Have it welded in place.
Zip tie the bottom corner of it to the frame of the bike near the rear tire dropouts.
If this thing doesn’t kill you it will definitely kill your wheel.