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How to Install a Rear Rack on a Bicycle
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Summary: How to install a rear rack on a bicycle in this expert self help video
Views: 15,613 | Tags: repair, diy, fix, maintenance, bike, bicycle, flat, chain, bicycles, cycling, bicycle repair
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Michael Novelli Michael Novelli has been BMX bike stunt riding for over 11 years. He has traveled and competed in numerous professional competitions across the United States.... read more
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ASKED by jmarie on Monday, December 01, 2008 at 2:51 PM
Is it possible to install a bick rack onto a bike frame with size 700 tires with finders already of it, using the seatpost and the fram of the bike at the rear wheels?
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How to Install a Rear Rack on a BicycleHi! This is Mike on behalf of expertvillage.com. For more information about bicycle maintenance please visit Prairie Path Cycles in Winfield, Illinois or visit our website at www.prairiepathcycles.com. In this clip I’m going to show you how to install a rear rack on the back of your bike. And these really come in handy especially when you are going on long trips. You can pack extra food, extra water or even extra clothes. Now the first step what you are going to want to do is put the rear bolts through the threaded inserts on the frame. Now once you have both sides of the lower bolts snug up and ready to go then you are ready to move on to the next step, which is installing the bolts on the top. Now the racks will have these rods that come out and actually mount to the top of the rack and then into the top of the bike frame here. So similar to the bottom the next step you are going to want to put these top bolts in on the frame. And once you have the top bolts securely fastened, the last thing you do is level out your rack and then tighten up the bolts that are actually on to the rack. So just get the bike on the ground kind of give a little nudge in the back until you are rack is level with the ground, once it is, tighten up the bolts on top and then you are ready to go and that's all there is to it and that is how you install a rack on the back of a bike.
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Thanks, Mike. I wish you addressed other mounting options. (I've got a GT Rapid Transit, cruiser looks, and I can't mount my old Pletscher with the clamp because the seat stays are so low. The rack you show bolts to the seat tube; I've seen other racks that do mount to the rear dropouts that apparently mount in front by clamping to the seat tube. I'm trying to figure out what rack is best for me. I'd prefer a bear-trap because I won't be using panniers, just throwing on a small bag.)
okay........as far as the rear bolts, that hole is taken up already by my rear fender. And there are no holes on the bike where you show for the front bolts?????????
Mike, I have the same problem as heidigrex. Except for I want to 1) purchase a bike rack in crome or brused silver with a clamp on it, that must also install using the seat post. I have a FUJI Monteray Female bike with 700 tires and finders. Can you help me out with where I can find a rack to fit my bike and how to intall it?