Delivery Bike

Mmm i love my brixton cycles surly trucker. Been thinking of treating it to a cetma or similar.
Really need to book it in for a quick tune-up before my 1 years free servicing ends tho...
Frame fitting racks will get in the way of my shifters tho so think i might chop a wald and mount it to the brake hole...

Some bits from the Cetma interweb:

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I have dynamo hub too. It's pure genius.

i can't decide if those are ridiculously over priced or not. I've worked enough with my hands and an arc welder to know there isn't much labor involved. Materials can't cost much either. Granted they are nice, but they're not art.

Er, they are ridiculously over-priced....it is some standard pieces of mild steel welded together in a very basic design....BUT, it is created by a white, middle class, American"artisan" !!!!...any regular metal work student could knock up the same thing for pennies (literally)...plus of course similar and tried and tested racks for dutch bikes are available in Hollandland for a fraction of the price.....

plus I've seen Nhatt's ....I like it, clever design too.

Hi folks. I'm Lane from CETMAracks/CETMAcargo. Thought I'd chime in to offer input.

I've been wanting a good frame-mounted rack for a LONNGGG time, so I'm aiming to design my own. If it's up to standard and folks ask for it, I'll add this to my current rack line-up.

The fork/handlebar design I use is highly useful for medium loads, but there's no denying the inherent superiority of a frame-mounted rack for heavy cargo. Unfortunately, creating a relatively universal, elegant, and ORIGINAL rack like this ain't easy! I'd really like something that'll work on different bikes without much fussing, I want it to be clean lookin', and it must be unique. I'm not interested in lifting someone else's idea. Oh, it needs to be indestructible, too.

Two weeks ago I stumbled on a good idea which should satisfy the above criteria. It's a mid-way approach between the Hembrow and Kronan racks, using a small plate with sliding braces which "lock" it into the front corner of the frame triangle. Sturdy arms extending from the rack connect to this plate. It's in mental/proto phase now.

The problems I see with the current frame-mounted racks is that they require clamps to fix them. The Kronan rack, which sits in front of me as I write this, employs two u-bolts which clamp around the headtube, something I'm not okay with. The other, David Hembrow, clamps to the downtube. Not "down" with that, either.

Any other options other than these? Suggestions? I'm open to whatever. If I could start producing the perfect frame-mounted rack, what would you like to see?

Well, I can only imagine that you are going to have a hard time finding a non-clamp option for a frame mount that isn't for a frame that has special
frame braze ons for it.

double racks is where it's at people

http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0001/0863/files/loaded_bike.jpg?1251747948

That is sweet

I know. It's not likely possible to do this without some type of clamps, but I'm thinking a fixture that attaches to one tube (downtube only or headtube only) seems more likely to damage the frame than one that utilizes three to distribute force. I don't know. I'm brainstorming.

Okay, here's my contribution. See this guy: http://cleaverbikes.com/

I know. It's not likely possible to do this without some type of clamps, but I'm thinking a fixture that attaches to one tube (downtube only or headtube only) seems more likely to damage the frame than one that utilizes three to distribute force. I don't know. I'm brainstorming.

Okay, here's my contribution. See this guy: http://cleaverbikes.com/

I think if that was heavily loaded could make steering an issue as it would continue in a straight line even when you turn, one advantage of having a rack connect to the forks and bars

rack's are overated strap it to the top tube

Well, you could try doing both but then you would have a problem
fitting it on more than one dimension of bike, ie one bike's specific
head tube angle and size. My problem with my rack isn't how it's secured,
it's the gap between the rack and my bars.

Btw, hello Portland.

How nice of you to come by Lane, maybe there can be discount prices (on shipping) if you come out with solutions, hey!? ;-)

I think if that was heavily loaded could make steering an issue as it would continue in a straight line even when you turn, one advantage of having a rack connect to the forks and bars

thats not really how the mechanics of steering a bike works. Having a a load on the bike anywhere makes counter steering much more necessary. That said, when you place the weight on the fork and bars, counter steering is just as necessary but also becomes much much more difficult. When the weight doesn't have to be swung around to steer the bike, counter steering is generally unaffected.

Lane, thanks for coming by. I had just been saying, which you probably saw, that I love your racks but don't like the bit that extends over the bars. I'll keep an eye on your site, though, if you're working on a new design.

Geared groceries bike

I quite like these

http://www.globebikes.com/us/en/globe/GlobeBike.jsp?pid=10HAUL2
http://www.globebikes.com/us/en/globe/GlobeBike.jsp?pid=10LIVE3

specialized, innit?

Or this is a cheap and cheerful option

Repost.

Well, you could try doing both but then you would have a problem
fitting it on more than one dimension of bike, ie one bike's specific
head tube angle and size. My problem with my rack isn't how it's secured,
it's the gap between the rack and my bars.

Agreed. If the parts that "lock" the fixture into the frame are adjustable (on slotted holes, for example), it could be made to fit different angles/geometries.

Lane, thanks for coming by. I had just been saying, which you probably saw, that I love your racks but don't like the bit that extends over the bars. I'll keep an eye on your site, though, if you're working on a new design.

Yes, saw your comment, and appreciate the feedback! I'm hoping the frame-rack design proves successful. Also, I have a fork-rack "unit" coming soon as well. No handlebar clamps!

Dutch transport bikes for €199 on http://link.marktplaats.nl/266471943 or their own website
happybikehillegom.nl they don't mention the parts etc. but at €199 it sure is cheap.

and it's a complete piece of crap.

runs away