need new rear rack for my Electra Amsterdam

On Jul 15, 4:10*pm, Jay wrote:
My OEM rear rack has broken, on the weld which joins the horizontal
piece to one of the vertical supports. I don't want to buy an exact
replacement, and then go through the process again every 15 months. I
only carry my relatively small and light Ortlieb Bike Box on the rear
rack, so IMO it was not overloaded.

I am looking for a very strong, well designed, black rear rack. I am
going to have my LBS order and install the rack. So if something is
not right, it is their headache. I just need to point my LBS in the
right direction. I do want to continue to use my Bike Box on the new
rack, for convenient commuting.

Any suggestions?

http://www.neiu.edu/~jbollyn/bike/el...tpost-left.jpg

http://www.neiu.edu/~jbollyn/bike/el...yal8-08-08.jpg

J.

Just find a local welder and have it repaired and reinforced.

-Tom

On Jul 16, 7:37*am, M-gineering wrote:
Jay wrote:
On Jul 15, 7:39 pm, Andre Jute wrote:
On Jul 16, 12:10 am, Jay wrote:

Get the best, buy a Tubus. Since all you put on it is the Ortlieb Bike
Box, get a Tubus Fly, which is a minimal lightweight rack. It is made
of steel but then that's part of the Tubus policy; their rack lasts
and last. The Fly is a available in black.

Tubus also makes ali racks under another name, Racktime. I have one
and it is good but I don't think any of the ali racks are actually
lighter than the chro-mo Fly (instead they offer extra rails for
tourers that you aren't interested in), so you may as well get the
Fly.

You need to check that your Bike Box will fit but, Tubus and Ortlieb
both being German companies, it is extremely like that it will.

HTH.

Andre Jute
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Yes, Andre,

Tubus was indeed my first choice. I don't mind spending the $ for
quality. If my LBS agrees, the Tubus Fly is what I will order.

*From the Tubus range, the Fly is the worst choice for your use and the
bike you want to fit it on

Be helpful if you were to say
a) why you think the Fly less suited and
b) which Tubus rack would suit the Electra and Jay's use better, and
c) why

Andre Jute
A little, a very little thought will suffice -- John Maynard Keynes

AMuzi wrote:
Jay wrote:
My OEM rear rack has broken, on the weld which joins the horizontal
piece to one of the vertical supports. I don't want to buy an exact
replacement, and then go through the process again every 15 months. I
only carry my relatively small and light Ortlieb Bike Box on the rear
rack, so IMO it was not overloaded.

I am looking for a very strong, well designed, black rear rack. I am
going to have my LBS order and install the rack. So if something is
not right, it is their headache. I just need to point my LBS in the
right direction. I do want to continue to use my Bike Box on the new
rack, for convenient commuting.

Any suggestions?

http://www.neiu.edu/~jbollyn/bike/el...tpost-left.jpg

http://www.neiu.edu/~jbollyn/bike/el...yal8-08-08.jpg

Tubus are nice but so are Wald carriers and Bruce Gordon hand flared
hand brazed CrMo carriers.

Steel at any rate, $20 to $295, but not aluminum where durability is
critical.

Surly has some steel racks as well.

http://www.surlybikes.com/parts/nicerack_pop.html

$125.

Not sure if it's as long as you're looking for.

On Jul 15, 8:48*pm, 21trumpets wrote:
On Jul 15, 7:10*pm, Jay wrote:





My OEM rear rack has broken, on the weld which joins the horizontal
piece to one of the vertical supports. I don't want to buy an exact
replacement, and then go through the process again every 15 months. I
only carry my relatively small and light Ortlieb Bike Box on the rear
rack, so IMO it was not overloaded.

I am looking for a very strong, well designed, black rear rack. I am
going to have my LBS order and install the rack. So if something is
not right, it is their headache. I just need to point my LBS in the
right direction. I do want to continue to use my Bike Box on the new
rack, for convenient commuting.

Any suggestions?

http://www.neiu.edu/~jbollyn/bike/el...tpost-left.jpg

http://www.neiu.edu/~jbollyn/bike/el...yal8-08-08.jpg

J.

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I am 6'4", and insist on getting good extension while pedaling. I do
need to lean the bike toward me a bit (yaw?). When this bike is in a
group, it is always taller than the others.

J.

On Jul 16, 2:13*am, TT wrote:
On Jul 15, 4:10*pm, Jay wrote:





My OEM rear rack has broken, on the weld which joins the horizontal
piece to one of the vertical supports. I don't want to buy an exact
replacement, and then go through the process again every 15 months. I
only carry my relatively small and light Ortlieb Bike Box on the rear
rack, so IMO it was not overloaded.

I am looking for a very strong, well designed, black rear rack. I am
going to have my LBS order and install the rack. So if something is
not right, it is their headache. I just need to point my LBS in the
right direction. I do want to continue to use my Bike Box on the new
rack, for convenient commuting.

Any suggestions?

http://www.neiu.edu/~jbollyn/bike/el...tpost-left.jpg

http://www.neiu.edu/~jbollyn/bike/el...yal8-08-08.jpg

J.

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I think the rack broke on the weld because it was a poor design. The
easiest thing to do here is to replace it with a better designed rack,
which is what I have done.

J.