[CR] Light attachment for TA front rack--solved--or newbie thanks, again, to CR list

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Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:18:28 -0700
From: "Charlotte Bronte" <j1847e@yahoo.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Cc: heine94@earthlink.net
Subject: [CR] Light attachment for TA front rack--solved--or newbie thanks, again, to CR list


In answer to my question about lights on TA racks, Jan suggested a fender eyebolt.  I had a few of these lying around, but this use hadn't crossed my mind.  The 5mm diameter--mine are from Velo Orange--exactly matches the rack, and the attachment is secure.  Proving once again the eternal wisdom of E.A. Poe: that the best place to hide something is in plain view.

Robert Aguirre Windsor, ON (where it's 3 deg. C. and damp but I'm riding outside just to spite it).

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>I recently acquired a TA front rack for my rando bike; it attaches
>to my Mafac centerpulls parfaitement.  It has an L shaped piece that
>descends from one side, which I assume is for affixing a light, but
>there is no threading on the short arm of the L.
>
>Anyone have one of these and an explanation of how it works?

You use an eyebolt (as used to attach French-style fenders). There was a Rebour drawing in Bicycle Quarterly a few years back...

Anyhow, the eyebolt attaches to the L-shaped arm, as it does to a fender stay. Then you use the threaded part of the eyebolt to attach the light.

Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly 2116 Western Ave. Seattle WA 98121 http://www.vintagebicyclepress.com

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