help with fitting new rear rack please.

[andyfromotley]

I have a 2005 allez. I am turning it inot my commute bike so bought some panniers and a cheap rack from ECC.

Now i can see that the rack fastens to the small holes just above the rear wheel dropouts. So far no prob. But this leaves the flat, top part of the rack higher that the corresponding holes on the seat stays. Am i supposed to bend the metal brackets that connect the seatstays to the rack?

Sorry if that sounds complicated.

Here is a link to the rack.

http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebw...SupersetQRY=Krear rack&f_SortOrderID=-1&f_bct

Thanks andy

 

[lazyfatgit]

Yes, you have to bend the steel sliding plates in an arc to fasten to the seat stays.

 

[andyfromotley]

ty ty ty.

 

[Ian H]

Copied from your link:-
"The stainless steel slider clips that connect the rack to the bicycle's seat stays are designed to be slid backwards and forward, and bent if necessary, till the rack is level."

 

[andyfromotley]

Yes i had seen that i just wanted to be double sure as unbending items can be a tad tricky!!