Re: [CR] Who Made This Cute Lil' Rack?

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Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2011 21:42:13 -0800
From: "Matt Gorski" <milanocc@gmail.com>
To: "Matthew 'Devotion' Bowne" <devotion_finesse@hotmail.com>
Cc: CR discussion list <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Who Made This Cute Lil' Rack?


Matt, It's a TA rack/bag support. Don't bother with chrome, I have 3/4 of a case of them sparkling fresh. M<ade for centerpulls/Mafac but there seems to be a few variations. Matty

Matty Gorski Long Beach, CA USA

On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 8:19 PM, Matthew 'Devotion' Bowne < devotion_finesse@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I just came across this curious (rusty) old front rack and I'm hoping that
> The List can help me to determine if it's some sort of proprietary design or
> if it's some funky homebrew kinda thing...
>
> It came to me attached to a Weinmann center-pull caliper, upon which it had
> a very well considered/integrated attachment. I found it kinda odd that you
> have to disassemble the caliper to remove the freakin' thing. Is this
> simply a Weinmann rack? Or a custom of sorts? Does thing look familiar to
> anybody?
>
> Sadly, it sat outside for ages and the elements have taken their toll.
> Maybe it'll get re-chromed one day...
>
> Pics here:
>
> http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/Devotion/OddsEnds/
>
> Matthew Bowne
> windy and c-c-c-cold in
> Brooklyn, New York