Sunday, April 28, 2019

New rear rack for my Cruz Bike

In an effort to get the weight low and minimize the wobble from having the rack sway when I pedal I bought an Arkel Low rider front rack and mounted it reversed on the back wheel of my bike. This took only one bit of finagling,  and that was to use two Nitto Steel clamps, and to cut two spacers (1 1/8" long) to mount the forward bolts. No test ride yet, but it seems solid and I was able to put a Ortlib rolltop rear pannier on it without it seeming to want to fall into the wheel. Once I put it on the road for a serious commute, I'll post a full report.