
Originally Posted by
esmorin
Can i ask why you're not supposed to use the fork-mount racks? i have a carbon fork on my road bike, and use the fork-mount roof rack....and now you have me nervous.
I would guess that it's just because so much stress would be put on such a small area... and I guess the stress from a roof rack is different enough from the stress of normal usage. I have a carbon fork on my road bike, but it has alloy dropouts, so I was told by the LBS that it was not a concern with my roof rack.
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