Installed this racktime rear rack yesterday evening. Realised it's off center today. Does anyone have an idea what the reason could be? Can I just bend it straight?
The bike is brand new so I don't think it's a problem with the wheel.
Are the mounting holes the same height on both sides of the frame?
pauip on
Bend it by hand to get it straight. The rack being tweaked stresses it out and it’ll break eventually. The stress from bending once is better than the constant stress with bumps and luggage etc.
MJ4048 on
Hard tell from the images. What’s happening with mounts at the top of seat-stays? Are the support struts the same length and mounted into frame mounts that mirror each other?
Bermnerfs on
Kind of looks like it’s the fender that’s more off-center unless it’s just the angle of the pic.
Either way, bike racks aren’t always perfectly square, you can usually tweak them into place or even use a couple of washers or a nylon spacer between the support bar and mounting point near the drop out. I had to do this to clear the brake caliper on one of my bikes.
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Are the mounting holes the same height on both sides of the frame?
Bend it by hand to get it straight. The rack being tweaked stresses it out and it’ll break eventually. The stress from bending once is better than the constant stress with bumps and luggage etc.
Hard tell from the images. What’s happening with mounts at the top of seat-stays? Are the support struts the same length and mounted into frame mounts that mirror each other?
Kind of looks like it’s the fender that’s more off-center unless it’s just the angle of the pic.
Either way, bike racks aren’t always perfectly square, you can usually tweak them into place or even use a couple of washers or a nylon spacer between the support bar and mounting point near the drop out. I had to do this to clear the brake caliper on one of my bikes.