Lane

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• Delivery Bike

  in Bikes & Bits • 15 years, 3 months

  

  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!

• Delivery Bike

  in Bikes & Bits • 15 years, 3 months

  

  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.

• Delivery Bike

  in Bikes & Bits • 15 years, 3 months

  

  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/

• Delivery Bike

  in Bikes & Bits • 15 years, 3 months

  

  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?