Hunqapillar, interesting fork detail

[Joe Bernard]

After ogling Geoff's new Hunqapillar for a while, I went over to Rivbike to do some more ogling, and discovered an odd detail: The forks are threaded on top of the crown so you can mount a rear rack on the front. Um..why? Is there a benefit to doing this over mounting a nice front Nitto I'm not aware of?

 

Joe Bernard

Fairfield, CA

[CycloFiend]

I think the top o' the crown mounts are just another option on a bicycle that has just about the largest number of options...

There are a number of custom rack makers who use the crown top mount, in addition to the rear-to-front benefit.  For wider racks and bigger front loads, I would reckon that two points of anchor is better than one.

- J

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[Seth Vidal]

On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 11:41 AM, CycloFiend <cyclo...@earthlink.net> wrote:
> on 7/4/11 6:21 PM, Joe Bernard at joer...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> After ogling Geoff's new Hunqapillar for a while, I went over to Rivbike to
> do some more ogling, and discovered an odd detail: The forks are threaded on
> top of the crown so you can mount a rear rack on the front. Um..why? Is
> there a benefit to doing this over mounting a nice front Nitto I'm not aware
> of?
>
> Joe Bernard
> Fairfield, CA
>
> I think the top o' the crown mounts are just another option on a bicycle
> that has just about the largest number of options...
>
> There are a number of custom rack makers who use the crown top mount, in
> addition to the rear-to-front benefit.  For wider racks and bigger front
> loads, I would reckon that two points of anchor is better than one.
>

A non-riv bike in my house has these mounts. I will only mention that
fork vibrations can impact those bolts and work them loose over time.
So crank them down and/or locktite/beeswax them to keep them from
loosening up and allowing moisture intrusion it your fork crown.

otherwise they are conveniently located and make sense to me.

-sv

[James Warren]

I have a repainted Atlantis in the mail right now, and I've had those holes added to the crown. I have some hopes for using the R14 on the front:

http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/top-rack-nitto-r14/20-095

Thanks for the tightening tip, Seth.

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[Geoff]

Hi Joe,

I'm glad that my Hunqapillar inspired you to swing by Riv HQ for more in-depth ogling.  LOL

I agree with Jim- That Rivendell would provide those fork crown rack attachment points on the Hunq, speaks to the great versatility that Riv wants the Hunq to avail its owner.  Seems quite a few Riv bike owners like the option of being able to move their rear rack to the front on occasion...or they like the size and shape of a particular rear rack, to be used as a front rack(perhaps to fit a specific pack).  Having those fork crown mounts really opens up the possibilities.

Geoff

[Bill M.]

How about using a Mark's rack with four point mounting? Should be
more stable than mounting to the center of the fork crown. I have
one of those "other bikes" also, and hacked a four point mount for a
cheap Nashbar rack that stiffened it up write a bit.

Bill

[Montclair BobbyB]

I believe these are fashioned after the porteur bikes, which used the
additional attach points of the fork crown (as opposed to a single
brake-bolt mount) to add strength and stability at the rack level for
the typically bigger and heavier loads carried on the wider porteur
racks.

I have them on my Bombadil, and I wish my Platrack attachment took
advantage of these.

BB

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