Lowrider modification?

VanDeRooster · Post by **VanDeRooster** » 23 Apr 2014, 11:20am

I've finally got round to fitting the TorTec Expedition Lowrider I purchased a few weeks ago and discovered that the bracket interferes with the front QR ...

I'm tempted to remove the excess with a Dremel. Thoughts?

VanDeRooster · Post by **VanDeRooster** » 23 Apr 2014, 11:54am

Vantage · Post by **Vantage** » 23 Apr 2014, 12:12pm

If it's done cleanly, no sharp edges or corners and so on, and depending on how much weight you expect to load onto the rack then that's what I'd do. Only other thing I can think of is a butchered washer the same thickness as the racks mounting point superglued to the dropout. The QR would then be tightened against the washer and rack but I'd worry about the front wheel being secure. I'd rather lose the rack than the wheel at speed personally.

CREPELLO · Post by **CREPELLO** » 23 Apr 2014, 12:23pm

VanDeRooster wrote:
I'm tempted to remove the excess with a Dremel. Thoughts?

Err, no - is my thought :wink:

Have you got the instructions for this rack? It shouldn't look quite like this I suspect. That mid fork mounting - does the centre of that circular mounting rotate? In which case you could raise the rack by rotating that fixing, then mount the low mount by the lower of the two holes available. Use the spare hole to mount the mudguard stays.

RickH · Post by **RickH** » 23 Apr 2014, 12:30pm

CREPELLO wrote:
VanDeRooster wrote:
I'm tempted to remove the excess with a Dremel. Thoughts?
Err, no - is my thought

Have you got the instructions for this rack? It shouldn't look quite like this I suspect. That mid fork mounting - does the centre of that circular mounting rotate? In which case you could raise the rack by rotating that fixing, then mount the low mount by the lower of the two holes available. Use the spare hole to mount the mudguard stays.

What he says!

Road.CC review wrote:The fitting flexibility comes from a redesigned top mounting position. It's a circular insert drilled with three holes, that fits into a mount in the rack. You can bolt through any of the holes and also rotate the insert... (my bold, link)

Rick.

mrjemm · Post by **mrjemm** » 23 Apr 2014, 12:39pm

CREPELLO wrote:
VanDeRooster wrote:
I'm tempted to remove the excess with a Dremel. Thoughts?
Err, no - is my thought

Have you got the instructions for this rack? It shouldn't look quite like this I suspect. That mid fork mounting - does the centre of that circular mounting rotate? In which case you could raise the rack by rotating that fixing, then mount the low mount by the lower of the two holes available. Use the spare hole to mount the mudguard stays.

I think you mean upper hole, yes? Which would lower the low-rider.

CREPELLO · Post by **CREPELLO** » 23 Apr 2014, 1:01pm

mrjemm wrote:
CREPELLO wrote:
VanDeRooster wrote:
I'm tempted to remove the excess with a Dremel. Thoughts?
Err, no - is my thought

Have you got the instructions for this rack? It shouldn't look quite like this I suspect. That mid fork mounting - does the centre of that circular mounting rotate? In which case you could raise the rack by rotating that fixing, then mount the low mount by the lower of the two holes available. Use the spare hole to mount the mudguard stays.

I think you mean upper hole, yes? Which would lower the low-rider.

I do actually mean use the lower hole. I've looked the RoadCC link above and the picture they have shows it the way you describe, but then there is no where for the mudguard to mount (and the lower hole is redundant). They were also lucky that the mount didn't obstruct the QR. There's always a chance that whoever installed that low rider fitted it incorrectly - it probably came fitted like that from a popular chain shop :lol:

Then again, perhaps that is the correct way

VanDeRooster · Post by **VanDeRooster** » 23 Apr 2014, 1:11pm

If I use the lower hole on the lower mounting point none of the three holes on upper mount are near the mounting holes on the fork.

I guess the other option is to use brackets supplied to go on the upper legs.

The mudguards are "sharing" the same mounting point sat the rack at present.

VanDeRooster · Post by **VanDeRooster** » 23 Apr 2014, 1:20pm

AlaninWales · Post by **AlaninWales** » 23 Apr 2014, 1:43pm

VanDeRooster wrote:

Personally I would go with this, adding a bracket (supplied? or make one) to link the upper fork mounts with the position of the rotating rack mount.

mrjemm · Post by **mrjemm** » 23 Apr 2014, 1:50pm

Sorry Crepello, my brain must'a been off on another planet.

VanDeRooster · Post by **VanDeRooster** » 23 Apr 2014, 2:17pm

Might see if I can make an extension bracket of some sort as the supplied brackets are big & ugly. Was hoping to keep things "clean".

mrjemm · Post by **mrjemm** » 23 Apr 2014, 2:52pm

Would a triangular bracket at the bottom perhaps be neater and simpler than something at the top?

[XAP]Bob · Post by **[XAP]Bob** » 23 Apr 2014, 3:08pm

What would it look loke if you rotated it forwards just enough to clear the QR?

mrjemm · Post by **mrjemm** » 23 Apr 2014, 3:16pm

[XAP]Bob wrote:What would it look loke if you rotated it forwards just enough to clear the QR?

Not sure if I am grasping this correctly Bob, but looking at the 2nd pic, there's only a very small amount of lateral movement forward left on the disc, and the lower bracket will still hinder the QR skewer, let alone wheel release.

Strange, but it looks like there's no locking screw or device on the rotating part. Does it rely on the bolt going into the fork to lock?

I have a Salsa seatpost that uses a similar rotating part to change the seat angle, and find it over-complicated for little variation; in fact too little and with a slackish seat tube it's not possible to get a level saddle. I wonder if it is the most effective design for this use.

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