TA was making a steel cage about five years ago, and they may still make it. It is not suitable for vintage bikes though. It has a big piece of black plastic in place of the little whitish plastic piece they had previously used. The upper mounting bolt runs through the plastic. At first glance, the cage looks like a smart update to the typical TA frame-mounted cage, but it is really ridiculously heavy. I'm no weight freak, but a significant increase in the weight of an already overweight design is a bit much. Jan Heine <heine@mindspring.com> wrote: Don't know anybody at TA, but can ask my contacts in France. However, TA may not have made steel cages in a while, and may not have the equipment any longer. So even 15,000 items may not be tempting.
As an aside - who would buy 15,000 bar-mounted cages? Maybe TA thought the request was an April fool's joke? Or is the true quantity 150?
Jan Heine, Seattle
P.S.: I have one or two of those bar-mounted TA cages (NOS) that I could sell. Interested parties contact me with offer off-list. _______________________________________________
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