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How should I attach this front rack
When I try to braze the **** just runs away
That was on mild steel tho not bicycle tubing, I haven't tried on bicycle tubing, I guess I could and practice til I can, but that said: how should I attach this rack to the head tube, to locate the rear of the top edge of the rack a few inches in front of the headtube? https://tinyurl.com/y5dgsg56 https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/...yABEgI1xfD_BwE I do think I could drill a hole without spidercracking it, but what then, other than brazing? Drill it for M4 or M5? Is there stress on the headtube? Does water already run thru there when it rains? Forget this sillyness and just put one of those ubiquitous L-shaped silvery slotted soft steel strips under the brake mount nut? |
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How should I attach this front rack
On Sunday, July 21, 2019 at 8:21:35 AM UTC-7, Doug Landau wrote:
When I try to braze the **** just runs away That was on mild steel tho not bicycle tubing, I haven't tried on bicycle tubing, I guess I could and practice til I can, but that said: how should I attach this rack to the head tube, to locate the rear of the top edge of the rack a few inches in front of the headtube? https://tinyurl.com/y5dgsg56 https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/...yABEgI1xfD_BwE I do think I could drill a hole without spidercracking it, but what then, other than brazing? Drill it for M4 or M5? Is there stress on the headtube? Does water already run thru there when it rains? Forget this sillyness and just put one of those ubiquitous L-shaped silvery slotted soft steel strips under the brake mount nut? forgot to say, this is an old fuji |
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How should I attach this front rack
On 7/21/2019 10:21 AM, Doug Landau wrote:
When I try to braze the **** just runs away That was on mild steel tho not bicycle tubing, I haven't tried on bicycle tubing, I guess I could and practice til I can, but that said: how should I attach this rack to the head tube, to locate the rear of the top edge of the rack a few inches in front of the headtube? https://tinyurl.com/y5dgsg56 https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/...yABEgI1xfD_BwE I do think I could drill a hole without spidercracking it, but what then, other than brazing? Drill it for M4 or M5? Is there stress on the headtube? Does water already run thru there when it rains? Forget this sillyness and just put one of those ubiquitous L-shaped silvery slotted soft steel strips under the brake mount nut? For brazing, any intro welding/brazing/soldering textbook is worth a half hour of your time. Clean both pieces, use appropriate temperature flux (powder flux which clings to a hot stick or sprinkled across the area or a paste flux). Come in directly with your flame where you want to start the tack, that is, not obliquely to preheat as you would a gas weld. Once material flows on your tack, pull your torch away. If piece is correctly positioned and brazed, flow your joint starting somewhere else. Practice iterations on scrap cannot be emphasized enough. That said, leave the head tube alone. Your rack secures to the fork. Connecting the rack to fork _and_ head tube means you can't steer! Typical mount is with a 6mm bolt through the hole in the crown. If no hole, make one. Alternates are on the brake boss or on the blade: http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfromthepast/kfbj2.jpg http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr...st/guntrch.jpg -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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On Sun, 21 Jul 2019 08:21:33 -0700 (PDT), Doug Landau
wrote: When I try to braze the **** just runs away That was on mild steel tho not bicycle tubing, Flux isn't going to help you brazing aluminum to steel. It is possible to solder aluminum to steel, but the joint is usually weak, brittle, and porous. It's cheap enough to try: https://www.alumiweld.com https://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-low-temperature-aluminum-welding-rods-44810.html Forget about using a propane torch which takes forever. Use MAPP gas or an oxy-acetylene torch instead. Since this is soldering and the base metals are NOT being melted, cleaning the surfaces is very important. Spend the time to do it right. I do think I could drill a hole without spidercracking it, but what then, other than brazing? Drill it for M4 or M5? Is there stress on the headtube? Does water already run thru there when it rains? Forget this sillyness and just put one of those ubiquitous L-shaped silvery slotted soft steel strips under the brake mount nut? Welding (not brazing or soldering) two different metals can be tricky. The common method is to use a bi-metallic insert between the two pieces. Basically, it's a sandwich with steel on one side, and aluminum on the other. You weld the aluminum side first, then the steel. Some clues he https://www.esabna.com/us/en/education/blog/can-i-weld-aluminum-to-steel.cfm https://triclad.com/aluminium-steel-welding/ If you're worried about corrosion, using a bi-metal strip eliminates contact between dissimilar metals and does not create situation where water gets between the metals and promotes electrolysis. On the other hand, for a bicycle front rack, welding is overkill. I suggest using metal straps to hold the rack. If you're not carrying much weight, think about using ty-wraps or perhaps epoxy glue. -- Jeff Liebermann 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |
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How should I attach this front rack
On Sunday, July 21, 2019 at 11:21:35 AM UTC-4, Doug Landau wrote:
Forget this sillyness and just put one of those ubiquitous L-shaped silvery slotted soft steel strips under the brake mount nut? Yes, absolutely. As Andrew said, you don't want to braze or weld to the head tube unless you want to give up steering. - Frank Krygowski |
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How should I attach this front rack
If you want a head tube mounted rack, check out a supplier of Dutch bikes and accessories. You might need a longer head tube than your bike has, though. But you won't need to braze anything.
The rack you linked to is definitely fork mounted. |
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How should I attach this front rack
On Sunday, July 21, 2019 at 7:25:06 PM UTC-4, Chalo wrote:
If you want a head tube mounted rack, check out a supplier of Dutch bikes and accessories. You might need a longer head tube than your bike has, though. But you won't need to braze anything. The rack you linked to is definitely fork mounted. We have a pair of Bikes Friday, folding bikes with 20" wheels. We've toured with them towing their suitcase trailers, and with large backpacks sitting vertically on low rear racks. I preferred the backpack method because of more convenience doing off-bike transportation - loading them into trains, getting them up stairs in B&Bs, etc. But while the bikes handled OK while riding, they were tippy when stopped at a stop sign, especially because the bikes have no classic top tubes. I've wondered about carrying a backpack vertically above the front wheel. The bike would be less tippy, because the weight would be in line with the handlebars. Moultons have front racks fixed to the head tubes. I thought about building something like that for the Fridays, although a more conventional front rack, mounted low over the small front wheel might do as well, I suppose. - Frank Krygowski |
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How should I attach this front rack
On 7/21/2019 8:21 AM, Doug Landau wrote:
When I try to braze the **** just runs away That was on mild steel tho not bicycle tubing, I haven't tried on bicycle tubing, I guess I could and practice til I can, but that said: how should I attach this rack to the head tube, to locate the rear of the top edge of the rack a few inches in front of the headtube? https://tinyurl.com/y5dgsg56 https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/...yABEgI1xfD_BwE I do think I could drill a hole without spidercracking it, but what then, other than brazing? Drill it for M4 or M5? Is there stress on the headtube? Does water already run thru there when it rains? Forget this sillyness and just put one of those ubiquitous L-shaped silvery slotted soft steel strips under the brake mount nut? If you really want to mount a fork-mount rack to the head tube, there are some devices that you could probably hack to achieve that purpose. https://velo-orange.com/collections/racks/products/vo-decaleur-kits Threadless headsets. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A3NALZ8 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DUC1MMO https://www.homedepot.com/p/M-Wave-Alloy-Headset-Bicycle-Bell-420175/205151367 |
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How should I attach this front rack
On Monday, July 22, 2019 at 10:43:47 AM UTC-4, sms wrote:
On 7/21/2019 8:21 AM, Doug Landau wrote: When I try to braze the **** just runs away That was on mild steel tho not bicycle tubing, I haven't tried on bicycle tubing, I guess I could and practice til I can, but that said: how should I attach this rack to the head tube, to locate the rear of the top edge of the rack a few inches in front of the headtube? https://tinyurl.com/y5dgsg56 https://www.bike-discount.de/en/buy/...yABEgI1xfD_BwE I do think I could drill a hole without spidercracking it, but what then, other than brazing? Drill it for M4 or M5? Is there stress on the headtube? Does water already run thru there when it rains? Forget this sillyness and just put one of those ubiquitous L-shaped silvery slotted soft steel strips under the brake mount nut? If you really want to mount a fork-mount rack to the head tube, there are some devices that you could probably hack to achieve that purpose. https://velo-orange.com/collections/racks/products/vo-decaleur-kits Threadless headsets. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A3NALZ8 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DUC1MMO https://www.homedepot.com/p/M-Wave-Alloy-Headset-Bicycle-Bell-420175/205151367 You don't want to be hacking something for a front rack like that. If the rack comes loose or the fitting breaks (having NOT been designed for the rack) there could be a rather nasty accident. Cheers |
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How should I attach this front rack
Those are for mounting to the steer tube, not the head tube.
Mounting luggage to the head tube confers the advantage of not affecting the bike's steering qualities very much. I often carry more than 100 pounds on the front rack of my cycle truck, with no ill handling effects other than the increase in weight. |
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