andrew_s
Legendary Member
- Location
- Gloucester
From the CTC magazine, Nov 2006
I am sorry to have to mention this again, but in spite of published warnings (not only in the December 2004 issue of Cycle but also Bicycle Business): cycle shops are continuing to mis-fit front carriers in a dangerous way.
Barbara Robert's Dawes Kara-Kum came with the front carrier fitted thus, by the central despatch department of a major cycle retailer. She thought it looked wrong, but was assured it was correct! Fortunately, when she took the bike for its first service at another branch, they agreed and returned the bike with the carrier re-fitted correctly, as shown in the second photo, bolted either side of each fork blade.
If you have a bike with this kind of carrier, make sure it looks like the lower photo. The alloy spacers seen in the first photo, by the way, are meant to space out the lower fixing in case of a fat fork end.
Good news: the seriously injured CTC member I last advised on this matter is on course to receive a large sum in compensation. So any retailer who thinks they might have supplied any wrongly fitted front carriers would be well advised to check their insurance – whilst offering these customers a free service!