1978 Centurion, waltworks, other projects and rack building.

Thanks! Found using the slide table really handy to do the set up for getting the position right for the struts. The cage mounts on the fork were put in by a friend years ago and let's just say that he might have been in a rush, made getting the angles a little tricky.

You also chose a hard way to mount the rack to the forks. A flat piece of steel (like plate style dropouts) with a hole in it would have made it easier to bent and adjust. But the tube solution does look cool

Yeah, I had thought of that but also thought it might exaggerate the misaligned mounts when looking down at the rack.
Definitely would have been easier though.

Really lovely

Finally rideable. Definitely a few things to fix up but happy to turn the pedals at last.

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oh yes it’s absolutely lovely

Fantastic!

10/10 Just needs a matching frame pump!

A few racks that I made for others last year.

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Rear bikepacking to hold a harness.

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I love the elegance of the rear rack!

Cheers! First rear rack that I've made and it came together ok.
It just survived a 1500km bikepacking trip down the south island of NZ without any problems, so happy about that.

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Great thread!

Have you blued the rear rack? Looks great. What did you do it with, out of interest, heat or chemical?

Lovely thread. I like the non-totally functional way you build racks