Will a Tubus Duo mount to a 700c Hunqapillar fork w/o p-clamps?

[Bob B]

Has anyone tried this combination—to mount a Tubus Duo to a 700c Hunq fork? 

The dimensions on the Tubus drawing indicate 165mm between mounting eyelets... the distance between those two points on my early 2016 Waterford 700c Hunq fork is more like 180. Am I right to assume that there's no chance this rack will work without a p-clamp or Nitto clamp bands?

If anyone's mounted this on a Hunq successfully, let me know!

Bob B.

Brooklyn, NY

[dougP]

Bob:

That 165 mm dimension is correct.  No way to get to 180 mm.  The Duo is meant to straddle the fork leg and thru bolt at a mid fork eyelet.  Others may have done it but I don't think it will work with a P-clamp.  One option would be to add another pair of eyelets at the 165 mm distance, but that damages the paint.  I've done it on my Atlantis but endure criticism from purists who are aghast at the amount of Testor's modeling paint it took to cover up the damage. 

OTH, Tubus' Tara rack can be mounted with a mounting fitting that Tubus makes specifically for eyeless forks.  Unfortunately, that set-up won't work with the Duo.  As much as I like my Duo, if you haven't already bought a rack, simplify the process & go with the Tara & mounting fitting. 

dougP