Sure, a few pointers include:
- Where possible, use the frame upper eyelet mounts to attach the extenders. Our pucks and seatpost clamp are great alternatives but if your frame or fork provide upper mounts, by all means use them.
- However, we prefer to mount OMM racks to thru axles rather than lower fender or rack eyelets. Our axles and Fit Kits interlock to provide physical support for the rack, mounted on our 10mm, stainless steel axle ends. A lower, 5mm eyelet bolt is weak because it is in what engineers call “Sheer” and does not take full advantage of our design.
- Extenders may need to be bent. Sometimes the width of our racks and the mounting points on your particular frame will require bending the Extenders to get the best fit. Don’t hesitate to do this.
Does the seatpost adaptor replace the need to attach to the seat stays? Seems a far more elegant solution that will not impact frame wear? Can I use a lezyne seastpost adaptor if I wish to swap to a Dshape seatpost?
Hey Jason, It all comes down to fit on the bike. The pucks always fit while the seat post mount depends on the bike. Things that can cause it to not fit are; really big frames that put it too high in relation to the rack, posts that aren’t 34.9 or 27.2, aero seat posts etc. If you have a 27.2 D-shaped post it will work great without the need for the Lezyne adapter. It comes with a rubber shim that keeps it in place.
The pucks also come with 3M protective tape so frame wear is not a concern.