I am looking for a rack that is wide enough to hold the front fork with the wheel removed. All of them that I have come across are for 100mm front forks. I think that I need a 135mm for the RadMini. What I am looking for looks like this:
https://www.etrailer.com/Truck-Bed-Bike-Racks/Swagman/S64700.html (https://www.etrailer.com/Truck-Bed-Bike-Racks/Swagman/S64700.html)
Has anybody found one that will work?
You can conveniently bring your bicycle anywhere with the help of bike racks. First, you should put a bike on a bike rack (https://biketoworkday.us/how-to-put-a-bike-on-a-bike-rack/). The first thing to do is to open the bike rack. The next step is to hook the areas where the bike trunk actually splits from your car, secure and tighten the straps to put the rack in place. Lash your bike to the rack using additional straps for optimum security. Then, anchor the lower parts of the bike into the rack, mount and lock your bike on the rack, tighten down the frame to secure it.
So, you are not looking for a bike rack, just a front fork clamp for a truck bed.
I can't see how this product would disassemble, but surely the center portion can be removed from the two side clamps. It would be simple for anyone with a lathe to duplicate that center portion in whatever length you wish. The limiting factor is going to be the sideways inertial torque load as you round corners. Those are wimpy brackets and I'm not sure they would handle the side loading of the heavier Rad bike. Still, a good machinist would simply build thicker, more-stout bracketry. Know anyone who has the original so that it could be disassembled for study?
Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA
You can use hitch bike racks (https://www.bikeshepherd.org/how-to-lock-bikes-to-car-rack/). This type of rack can be mounted on the trailer hitch of the vehicle. It is also easy to install and has one of the most popular racks that you can use. Hitch bike racks are also easier for the biker to put and remove the bike compared to the other bike racks.
Quote from: MikeHancock on May 16, 2021, 09:02:19 AM
I am looking for a rack that is wide enough to hold the front fork with the wheel removed. All of them that I have come across are for 100mm front forks. I think that I need a 135mm for the RadMini. What I am looking for looks like this:
https://www.etrailer.com/Truck-Bed-Bike-Racks/Swagman/S64700.html (https://www.etrailer.com/Truck-Bed-Bike-Racks/Swagman/S64700.html)
Has anybody found one that will work?
To answer the original poster's specific question, this may just be the ticket, from the same website: https://www.etrailer.com/Truck-Bed-Bike-Racks/Kuat/DRT15P.html
It's too cold out tonight to go into the garage and compare measurements off my own RadMini ST2, but I will trust his measuring skills. 7mm dfference is, what, about 1/4", so close enough I think for his application. Alternatives accomodating different forkspreads are also listed Of course, as always, YMMV.