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I just thought I would share my DIY bike rack with you all. I have been using this kind of rack for the last 15 years on a variety of vehicles. It is very simple and each bike is held solidly with just a turn of the seat post quick release. The horizontal bar can be changed for a longer one to accommodate more bikes. Two 1/4" grub screws hold the rack onto the tow bar, so it is easily removed or stowed when not in use.
______________________________________________________________ Iv'e cut this wood twice and it's STILL too short.
Very clever. If I hadn't already fit a Fiamma rack, I would have completely stolen your idea. Might have been a bit awkward for one of our (electric) bikes though.
______________________________________________________________ May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back.
A clever idea, but it looks like there is a lot of pressure on the joint between the cross and vertical bar.
The rack has been thoroughly tested using "dynamic stressing vectors and multi colloidal strain parameters" (I've bounced up and down on it -16 stone, several times)
______________________________________________________________ Iv'e cut this wood twice and it's STILL too short.
A clever idea, but it looks like there is a lot of pressure on the joint between the cross and vertical bar.
The rack has been thoroughly tested using "dynamic stressing vectors and multi colloidal strain parameters" (I've bounced up and down on it -16 stone, several times)
As others have said, a clever idea and well engineered. However,, the loads it imposes on the bike's seat-tube must be immense. Frames regularly fail in that location, and whilst you may get away with it with a steel frame, there is no way I would risk it with aluminium.
As others have said, a clever idea and well engineered. However,, the loads it imposes on the bike's seat-tube must be immense. Frames regularly fail in that location, and whilst you may get away with it with a steel frame, there is no way I would risk it with aluminium.
Roger
All I can say is I've used this or a similar rack for a good many years using aluminium framed bikes without a problem. The biggest load on the bikes seat tube is when my 16 stone fat 4r5e sits on it
______________________________________________________________ Iv'e cut this wood twice and it's STILL too short.
As others have said, a clever idea and well engineered. However,, the loads it imposes on the bike's seat-tube must be immense. Frames regularly fail in that location, and whilst you may get away with it with a steel frame, there is no way I would risk it with aluminium.
Roger
I don't recall any reported problems of regular frame failures around that area, can you qualify this statement?
______________________________________________________________ May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind be ever at your back.
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