06-26-2004, 07:36 AM
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http://www.sjscycles.com/store/vIndex.htm
Go to SJS Cycles website and look under Carriers and Racks, Rack
fitting kits.
You will get examples of the different parts used to attach rear racks
to your mountain bike or any bike. I am assuming you don't have
eyelets at the rear dropouts and braze ons at the top of the
seatstays. If you have eyelets at the rear dropouts and braze ons at
the top of the seat stays, they you can just bolt on any rack you
want. My Raleigh M600 from 1999 has the required eyelets and braze
ons for a rear rack. I have a Blackburn Expedition rack on my
mountain bike.
So your bike shop guy was lying when he said nobody puts a rear rack
on a mountain bike. Please ask him to explain how a rear rack will
limit the bike's use for off roading.
Michael J. Klein <mklein@mousepotato.com> wrote in message news:<3lppd0d1pni7vhtdocakqdd5kkifb1ta11@4ax.com>. ..
> I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on my new Yukon MTB.
> He said that nobody does that, and it would limit my use of the bike
> for off-roading. The reason that I have an MTB for street use is the
> nature of the roads here. Often they are un-improved and differing
> levels which I feel could be more easily negotiated by a mountain bike
> rather than a road/comfort bike. Given that I don't use it for actual
> hardcore off-roading, are there any other considerations about
> mounting a rear cargo rack on my MTB, other than it looking retarded?
>
> Michael J. Klein mklein@mousepotato.com
> Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
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