There are also little button snaps at the corners of the flap to keep it down in wind. The straps holding it to the frame are made from the bag as well. The photo is at a store pitstop, hopefully this counts as the wild.
by Ch1ldofSatan
There are also little button snaps at the corners of the flap to keep it down in wind. The straps holding it to the frame are made from the bag as well. The photo is at a store pitstop, hopefully this counts as the wild.
by Ch1ldofSatan
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Hiya, I too have one of those seat post racks. I was gifted it, was not sure if it was really usable. So I have tried it and am getting the hang of it. and here is the but…
I think you have a steel seat post. This is well as you are loading up your seat post in a not so good way. If your seat post is alloy …. this is not good. The load is way out on a lever and it’s constantly bouncing up and down. I know this sounds like doom and gloom but… they are sketchy if you use them wrong !
I would : Move the down as much as possible, move the load forwards as much as possible. Make a brace that goes from the back axle up to the rack ( yes this is annoying but… engineering…) , only put bulky light stuff on the rack. I would say that several kilos bouncing up an down on that would cause issues on a alloy seat post …
I was gifted one of these racks. I put it on my beefy frame and have it all the way down the seat post. I only use it for light stuff and it’s been great BUT I would not load it up with my normal heavy load ( about 10 to 15 kg. ) For extra clothes / rain wear / snacks etc it’s cool.
The excellent part about the rack is that is comes off with no hassle. The down side is that is puts strain on your seat post / frame.
I would take a Day Pack over this rack to be honest. I know people are phobic of Day Packs BUT… they do not strain your seat post like these racks can.
The up side !
If you use this rack carefully it will do you good service. If you abuse it and load it up and thrash it… beware.
:- )
That rules, would really like to make framebag or pannier out of repurposed materials. Did you sew in any type of clips at all?