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Gear Talk / Re: rear rack seat post mount

« on: September 23, 2011, 12:47:03 pm »

thank you waynemyer,
Yeah i was never considering the racks that only attach to the seat post alone. What he showed me in the store was what you had in your link. my concern was that that piece would fail on me. Or that that puts slot of strain on the seat post. but if you think that they are good i guess thats my best option.
thanks again for your help.

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Gear Talk / rear rack seat post mount

« on: September 23, 2011, 10:02:06 am »

So I am new to touring but not new to road biking and am gearing up for a trip across the country in the spring and am trying to get the bike setup nailed down. I'm working through a couple of different options in terms of the bike and the rear rack. One option would mean taking a bike that has the lower rack mounts down near to wheel hub but not the upper ones near the breaks. The guy at the shop says this isn't a problem and showed me these pieces that attach to the seat post. hear's my question. I know that my rack is rated up to 150 pounds or so (not that i ever really plan on carrying that much) but will this piece be able to handle that kind of weight? Will it fail on me eventually? or is there an alternative way to attach the rack? Thanks