Surly 8 Pack Rack Installation

8 and 24 pack racks are compatible with forks that use two crown mounted braze ons and mid blade fork eyelets.

Surly 8 pack rack installation.

How to install a surly front rack. Riding around with a surly rack on the front of your bike. The 8 pack rack has lots of barrel braze ons so you can customize your cargo tie downs. It s not often a situation like this comes our way but when it does we do our best to do what s right.

It uses stainless steel hardware handily housed in a reusable surly tool bag and has the characteristic durability versatility and repairability all surly products are known for. The hardware we provide will enable you to fit our rack to most rigid 26 and 700c forks equipped with drum disc or cantilever brakes. If it s the 8 pack or 24 pack you re going to want to remove it immediately. But surly you said what gives.

Our 8 and 24 pack rack will work with surly forks that use crown mounted braze ons and mid blade fork eyelets. While surly has yet to announce an official product recall they have posted a safety notice instructing anyone that has one of these racks fitted to their bikes to remove it immediately. Surly 8 24 pack rack instructions intended use compatibility astm condition 2 riding in condition 1 plus smooth gravel roads and groomed trails with low angle grades and drop offs of less than 6 15cm. We had received word that a small number of 8 and 24 pack racks loosened contacted the front wheel and caused accidents.