Touring - Rear rack attachment points?

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robtown
02-19-07, 04:50 PM
I'm building up a Fuji World frame I bought on evilbay as a road bike [most of my riding is commuting but I also like to do a century or two.] I'm thinking a rear rack wouldn't be out of place and noticed two bolt holes on the seat stays a few inches above the cantilever bosses. Would those be for rack attachments? If so, where might I find an economical rack that would make use of them? Thanks!
BTW - there is plenty of room for a full rear fender so I'll add one also. The font fork is carbon with no clearance; maybe I can get one of those (speedy?) fredy fenders for it.
FidelCastrovich
02-20-07, 12:47 AM
I'm building up a Fuji World frame I bought on evilbay as a road bike [most of my riding is commuting but I also like to do a century or two.] I'm thinking a rear rack wouldn't be out of place and noticed two bolt holes on the seat stays a few inches above the cantilever bosses. Would those be for rack attachments? If so, where might I find an economical rack that would make use of them? Thanks!
BTW - there is plenty of room for a full rear fender so I'll add one also. The font fork is carbon with no clearance; maybe I can get one of those (speedy?) fredy fenders for it.
Yes, those are rack attachment points. Most/all economical racks that you find in the market use those points. Some higher end racks like Old Man Mountain use the brake bosses as upper attachment points.
Can't recommend anything specific, as i'm not familiar with the US market, but i've heard good things about the Delta racks, which seem to be good value/money.
Isn't the Fuji World a steel touring frame?How come it has a carbon fork with no clearance?
Bor Yeuh Urban Rear Rack from Bike Nashbar for $13.
http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=112&subcategory=1079&brand=&sku=17025&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=Shop%20by%20Subcat%3A%20Racks
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robtown
02-20-07, 09:04 AM
...Isn't the Fuji World a steel touring frame?How come it has a carbon fork with no clearance?
Yes, it's a Reynolds 853 steel frame. I bought it off ebay on impulse. The seller bought it at a swap meet from a guy that got it bare as a warranty replacement. The seller put a Forte CF fork on it. The bike apparently comes with a different fork with cantilever bosses and probably more room.
My original intent was to make it a fixie but be able to revert to road but ended up just building it as a road bike. To differentiate it from my current road bike I should have gone with a tripple crank but since I already had a double bb installed I stayed with a double. I did keep a cantilever brake on the rear and am going to install bar end shifters. I like the room it has for fenders and the bosses for racks & will probably use it for commuting. My area doesn't have real climbs and though I'd love to do some touring my family situation won't allow it - so a triple remains in the future for now.
MichaelW
02-20-07, 11:48 AM
I use a cheap clone of a Blackburn which is an excellent design to rip-off. The only feature it lacks is the mounting bracket for a lamp at the rear.
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