I keep remembering this post and I hate to admit how much it probably
applies to me. It feels so much more alive whenever I ride the bike without
the front rack. I really want this to be my "utility" bike. For instance, I
went and picked up some sushi tonight, and I needed a flat area to keep
That is a great idea! Thanks!
Ben
On 1/27/2022 5:05 PM, iamkeith wrote:
Don't forget to look through the cyclofiend photo archives. There are
lots of examples there.
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet/index.html
I settled on a nitto handlebar bag support, that riv used to sell, on
I love this crazy, out of the box thinking, but 2 kgs seems like not
quite enough load capacity.
Thanks!
Ben
On 1/28/2022 11:18 AM, Bill Lindsay wrote:
Here's an out-there suggestion for a "road" bike with no proper rack
attachment points
Convert to Dia Compe GC610 centerpulls:
Here's an out-there suggestion for a "road" bike with no proper rack
attachment points
Convert to Dia Compe GC610
centerpulls: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124254805889
Buy the Gran Compe ENE front rack: Dia-Compe Ene Front Rack Bag Luggage
Carrier for Road Bikes Silver | eBay
i have a similarly aged Quickbeam and use pclamps on the fork. yes its
ugly, yes its a little fiddly to install the first time, but its been on
there for 10+ years at this point, supporting a much too big wald basket, a
platrack and now a more reasonable sized basket. though not elegant it
Don't forget to look through the cyclofiend photo archives. There are lots
of examples there.
http://www.cyclofiend.com/rbw/rambouillet/index.html
I settled on a nitto handlebar bag support, that riv used to sell, on my
ram. I've posted pictures somewhere, but can do so again if you're
I used a Ram with Mark's rack and P-clamps. Never had problems with my
rando bag on the Mark's rack. With that said, getting a long strut and
going down to the fender mount/dropout as Laing suggests makes sense and
should work well. My Cheviot uses a long strut for the Mark's rack at the
Way back when, bikes rarely had more than 1 mount per dropout. We just put
the rack and fenders on a longer bolt. Sometimes needed a spacer in the
front so the rack support cleared the fork tubes. I think I still have a
70's Blackburn front rack that mounted to the brake bolt (in the time
