B2B: The B2B allows you to attach the Dock-It™Kit easily to the handlebar, a threadless stem stack, or 22.2 quill stem attachment. The parts are a mix of alloy and stainless--no need to paint or plate, but you can polish them to a mirror finish if you have the desire!
The B2B parts provide infinite angular adjustability--let your imagination be the guide for the best placement. The mount captures a 3/8" trim-to-fit "hockey stick" stainless steel strut tube with enough length to support a wide range of real world setups. The Dock-It™is fixed into the other end to meet the bag.
The B2B kit will allow confident DIY'ers who can use a hacksaw and follow directions to fashion a custom support strut to fit their bike-to-bag configuration. Three different configurations are possible (although your might think of something we haven't yet):
Your B2B kit includes:
Steps for mount your B2B kit: (the steps described below focus on handlebar attachment, but the same principles apply to mounting to a threadless stem spacer stack or quill stem. Work loosely—you want to really feel out your options before any clamping or cutting happens. Look at the Gallery photos on the website for ideas). Mounting will require some time on your part to determine the best arrangement. The strut is long enough to accommodate most bag-bar-rack arrangements.
The B2B parts provide infinite angular adjustability--let your imagination be the guide for the best placement. The mount captures a 3/8" trim-to-fit "hockey stick" stainless steel strut tube with enough length to support a wide range of real world setups. The Dock-It™is fixed into the other end to meet the bag.
The B2B kit will allow confident DIY'ers who can use a hacksaw and follow directions to fashion a custom support strut to fit their bike-to-bag configuration. Three different configurations are possible (although your might think of something we haven't yet):
- Attach to the clamp zone of many popular bars' to the left and right of the stem with the supplied 26.0mm ID mounting clamp. Will fit smaller diameter bars as well with a shim.
- Mount within the spacer stack on 1" steerers by using the 26mm B2B kit with the commonly available Nitto 26.0 to 25.4mm handlebar shim available elsewhere. The stack height required is 18mm.
- Fix to a 22.2 mm quill stem with the addition of a quill shim available via the Waxwing Bag Co webstore.
Your B2B kit includes:
- 3/8" tubular strut with ~73° bend. You may decide to cut the tube to custom length.
- Mounting clamp
- Short piece of steel tube reinforcement (not shown in photo)
- Rubber cap -- for the open end of the strut, once it's been cut to finished size.
- 26.0mm to 22.2mm shim to allow quill stem mount
Steps for mount your B2B kit: (the steps described below focus on handlebar attachment, but the same principles apply to mounting to a threadless stem spacer stack or quill stem. Work loosely—you want to really feel out your options before any clamping or cutting happens. Look at the Gallery photos on the website for ideas). Mounting will require some time on your part to determine the best arrangement. The strut is long enough to accommodate most bag-bar-rack arrangements.
- Place your bag in its ideal position on the front rack.
- Envision whether you would like the clamp to mount on the right or the left of the stem (we suggest the best option might be to place it on the opposite side of your dominant hand, since it will be less in the way when reaching into the bag, or to pull the cover elastic down on its hook). You may also choose to mount to the vertical stack of a threadless steerer tube or quill stem (mounting to quill stem requires additional shim available in store).
- Slide the clamp onto the bar and over the raised 26.0 mm center section. If your bar has a diameter less than 26.0 mm, you must use the appropriate shim with this clamp. (See below for information on shims). There isn't a right or wrong as to whether the strut tube will mount in front of the bars or behind, although behind the bars will be less obtrusive in most cases. You'll have to try it different ways to determine the best arrangement for yourself.
- Insert the strut tube into the receiver and tighten the bolt just enough to keep the strut from sliding out. Important: Overtightening the draw bolt at this point can damage the strut. You just want a loose, workable snugness until you determine your final placement.
- At this point you simply need to play with the variables: where on the bag will the Dock-It™work well? Does it interfere with the brake/shifter cables, the rack back-stop or the elastic lid closure and hook? How far down does the bag lid drop? Consider these options as well as your ability to reach the Dock-It™ barrel for easy docking and removal. This decision may involve cutting the strut tube if needed. Give this decision some time. Its sort of like cutting the steerer tube on a threadless fork... you get one chance!
- Once you've settled on your placement, you can drop the short piece of steel tube into the strut. This will act as reinforcement under the pressure of the draw bolt ring against the strut tube. Make sure the steel tube sits in the zone where the clamp will grip the tube. Now go ahead and tighten the clamp firmly.
- Your next step will be to fix the Dock-It™ barrel unit into your B2B strut and mount the button to the bag.