Fork mount bike carrier

[LethalDose]

Good morning Hubbers

 

Your opinions please - is there any evidence that fork mount bike carriers put excessive stress on the fork through prolonged use? Either if the carrier is mounted on your vehicle's roof or on top of a trailer?

 

Thanks for your time!

[Red Chilli]

Hi LethalDose,

I've cycled many hundred km with a KogaMiyata World Traveler doing the tent and wild camping thingi. I must add the bikes fork had the correct fitting for a TUBUS carrier. Before that I cycled a Peugeot and here I used the normal screw clamps to secure a fork carrier and cycled a 600km tour without any problems, I must have had about 25kg up front and 40 on the back, no problems, just make sure you have the correct tyre pressure and a good idea is to put some tubing between the clamp and the paint work, this will help protect the paint job help stop the carrier from slipping.

If you are transporting the bikes on your roof rack, it's a good idea to remove the mudguards if you have them, just saves the loss if they do come off. The carrier I would leave on, cant see any problems with excessive wind resistance.

 

What ever you decide, have a cool trip and enjoy...

[Red Chilli]

Back again, did I understand correctly??? "Fork mount bike carrier" being a carrier mounted on the bike, or a bike carrier mounted on a vehicle ??

If the latter then please ignore my babbling on-----

[LethalDose]

Back again, did I understand correctly??? "Fork mount bike carrier" being a carrier mounted on the bike, or a bike carrier mounted on a vehicle ??

If the latter then please ignore my babbling on-----

 

Thanks for the reply but it is the latter . Your trips sounds like it was the bomb though

Edited May 5, 2011 by LethalDose