Combining small Nitto rack with Tektro hanger?

[BSWP]

Is it possible to combine a lower brake hanger, like the Tektro item RBW sells, with a Nitto mini front rack? I would like to get better cable routing for my front brake, and the fork crown mounted hanger looks like a good item. But can the Nitto mini-rack bolt then pass through with enough threads to fasten it on the back side of the fork? Maybe someone has tried this...

- Andrew, Berkeley

[tim becker]

  I just did this a few weeks ago and I can confirm it works, at least on my Atlantis.  The Tektro hanger comes with two recessed allen nuts that work with the Nitto.  A Sheldon's fender nut works here too, but the rack stud is too long to allow the second bolt that attaches the fender to engage.  The angle of the rack changes slightly due to the thickness of the hanger, and the one or two thick toothy washers needed to clear the lower headset cup - so attaching the lower struts to the braze-ons takes a little more encouraging than usual.

  hope that helps.

-tim

[BSWP]

Thanks for that, it's encouraging to hear it can be and has been done!

- Andrew, Berkeley

[Ginz]

Reviving an old thread that I found useful last night...

I managed to mount the Nitto Mini rack to a Hunqapillar fork that, because of brake shudder, requires the Tektro brake hanger that mounts to the fork crown.  The rack and the hanger need to coexist in the fork crown hole.  However, the hanger changes the angle of the rack such that the stays don't align with the fork's braze-ons (not even close)  

This was my solution:

Step 1: Dremel out the recess in the Tektro hanger so that the "knuckle" on the Nitto rack's mounting stud recesses into the Tektro hanger.  The toothy washer is still required behind the brake hanger.

Step 2: Put the rack into a bench vice and trim the mounting stud by maybe 50mm

Step 3: Find  the shortest recessed allen nut you can (from an old sidepull brake), trimming it with a hacksaw if necessary. This will replace the nylock nut that comes with the rack.

Step 4: Test fit. Bend the rack's mounting stud a bit allowing the stays to better align with your fork's braze-ons or p-clamps.  It shouldn't take much bending.

Done!

I considering doing something with a Mark's rack but I already had the Nitto Mini and am happy with the results.

Ginz

[Tim Gavin]

I fit a Tektro brake hanger and Nitto M12 to my KOM fork.  I took the opposite approach, and filed down the "knuckle" on the rack's mounting stud to fit inside the brake hanger.  The M12 is stainless, so I'm not worried about the exposed brass and steel.

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