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need new rear rack for my Electra Amsterdam
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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need new rear rack for my Electra Amsterdam
On Jul 16, 12:10*am, 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. 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 Check out Andre's recipes at http://www.audio-talk.co.uk/fiultra/FOOD.ht |
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need new rear rack for my Electra Amsterdam
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. -- Andrew Muzi www.yellowjersey.org/ Open every day since 1 April, 1971 |
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need new rear rack for my Electra Amsterdam
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 *Check out Andre's recipes at *http://www.audio-talk.co.uk/fiultra/FOOD.ht- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - 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. http://www.tubus.com/index/lang/en/r...%20and%2028%22 I don't care about weight, but I would like black if possible. I expect to place this order Thursday PM with my LBS, because with only one of the vertical supports functional, this is a significant problem for my daily bike commute. Thanks - J. |
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On Jul 15, 7:58*pm, 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 *Check out Andre's recipes at *http://www.audio-talk.co.uk/fiultra/FOOD.ht-Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - 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. http://www.tubus.com/index/lang/en/r...rs/artikel/Fly... I don't care about weight, but I would like black if possible. I expect to place this order Thursday PM with my LBS, because with only one of the vertical supports functional, this is a significant problem for my daily bike commute. Thanks - J.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Would this tail light be a good choice with this rack? Busch & Muller 4D Toplight Permanent Battery Taillight http://www.thetouringstore.com/BUSCH...LER%20HOME.htm J. |
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need new rear rack for my Electra Amsterdam
On Jul 15, 7:57*pm, 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. Material matters little, whether it be the bike frame or the rack--as long as it's built right. I've had great luck with aluminum racks, amusingly enough--with the "Bor Yueh" brand from Taiwan. Stopped a Subaru with one, bent it back, and it kept on truckin' for years. Like it so much I got another for $15. Old Man Mountain are nice if one needs the assurance of paying more for a domestically produced product--they've got a mount for anything! I do see the point of steel on a tourer--it's a bike part much more likely to fail than an actual frame deep in the bush, but there's still Fedex. ;-) |
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need new rear rack for my Electra Amsterdam
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. How do you "get a leg over"? |
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need new rear rack for my Electra Amsterdam
On Jul 16, 2:41*am, Jay wrote:
On Jul 15, 7:58*pm, Jay wrote: On Jul 15, 7:39*pm, Andre Jute wrote: http://www.tubus.com/index/lang/en/r...rs/artikel/Fly... Would this tail light be a good choice with this rack? Busch & Muller 4D Toplight Permanent Battery Taillight http://www.thetouringstore.com/BUSCH...%20MULLER%20HO... J. Sure. Those BUMM LED back lights with the extra bright LEDs are all good. I have a D'Toplight on my current bike, the rather ugly overstyled XS version, which I like because the standlight shines as brightly as the lamp when it is going, and for several minutes. Lou and Bernhard have the D'Toplight Flat versions (which look better than mine). The one you want to order, besides being a battery light, differs by having side-throwing LEDs added to the central LED. There's one in that line that switches itself on and off (senso) but a major commuter like you is hardly likely to forget to switch his lights. For me the downside of the BUMM rear lights is that they don't flash (German lights are streng verboten by law to flash, so German manufacturers like BUMM stick to steady lights), so those of us who believe in flashing lights have to add a flashing light; ask if you want the names of good flashing lights. You can find the details of the various models in the BUMM catalogue: on each page scroll to the table at the bottom for a comparison of features. http://bumm.de/index-e.html Andre Jute Visit Jute on Bicycles at http://www.audio-talk.co.uk/fiultra/...20CYCLING.html |
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need new rear rack for my Electra Amsterdam
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 Check out Andre's recipes at http://www.audio-talk.co.uk/fiultra/FOOD.ht- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - 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 -- /Marten info(apestaartje)m-gineering(punt)nl |
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need new rear rack for my Electra Amsterdam
21trumpets wrote:
Jay wrote: http://www.neiu.edu/~jbollyn/bike/el...tpost-left.jpg http://www.neiu.edu/~jbollyn/bike/el...yal8-08-08.jpg How do you "get a leg over"? Jay has notorious bike-fu. |
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