Utility Cycling - pvc-made front rack ?

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KentMadness
10-25-09, 06:35 PM
I seen some front bicycles racks like on amazon and other bicycles sites but since i have usable material at my disposal i want to make one but i want to see if anyone " made one / built a front rack " for a bicycles ether from pvc or any other material

Artkansas
10-26-09, 09:43 AM
I seen some front bicycles racks like on amazon and other bicycles sites but since i have usable material at my disposal i want to make one but i want to see if anyone " made one / built a front rack " for a bicycles ether from pvc or any other material

Never built one, but I'm not sure that pvc would be my first choice for a structure that had to bear weight and endure shock.
flip18436572
10-26-09, 12:06 PM
http://www.socalmtb.com/messages/suggestions/messages/4259.htm

Do you mean something like that?

KentMadness
11-01-09, 03:43 PM
1 Inch PVC pipes and fitting and a donor bmx bike now i can get the material but not a free bmx but i still trying my luck
tatfiend
11-01-09, 03:53 PM
PVC gets brittle with exposure to UV and heat so it would not be a good choice I would expect.
HandsomeRyan
11-02-09, 05:23 PM
I made my own front rack. I used steel and a welder though.

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h170/HandsomeRyan/FrontRack4.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h170/HandsomeRyan/FrontRack2.jpg
swwhite
11-02-09, 07:02 PM
http://www.bicyclefixation.com/blog/bfblog.html

The above address shows, on the entry dated October 30, 2009, a home-made front rack.