RE: [CR]Was: TA bike bags...how about the rack?

(Example: Framebuilders:Pino Morroni)

From: "Mark Bulgier" <mark@bulgier.net>
To: 'Diane Feldman' <feldmanbike@home.com>, classic list <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>, "Roy H. Drinkwater" <roydrink@mac.com>
Subject: RE: [CR]Was: TA bike bags...how about the rack?
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2001 21:23:09 -0700


Dave Feldman wrote:
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> They can be fitted to Weinmann or Universal centerpulls.

Is there a trick? I had an old one with bad chrome, and wanted to put it on a Weinmann. The Weinmann is so much thicker front to back, I had to shorten the arms that attach to the front of the brake - unbrazed the little plates, shortened the rods, and rebrazed the plates. (While I was at it, I brazed a swoopy headlight mount to it and mounted a Lucifer "Aero" headlamp - schweet! Still ride that bike, 20+ years later - the rack mostly gets used for six-packs).

Since the rods are curved, one could shorten 'em by increasing the curvature. I didn't try it, but it looked like you'd have to do a lot of that, and it'd look funny after - no?

Mark Bulgier
Seattle, Wa
USA