Originally Posted by
Grand Bois
Pletscher racks can make any bike look cheap. That's the way I feel about them, and I've felt that way since the seventies when I bought my first Jim Blackburn.
I agree, but emphasize the word
can. A Pletscher rack is just right for a Schwinn Continental or a Raleigh Grand Prix with its original Huret shifters, ESGE kickstand &c. By the same token it's all wrong for an early 80's Trek.
My Norman Rapide came to me with an early Pletscher rack-- it has a license plate attached to it with corroded screws, and the expiration date on the license is September 1959. So the rack must be from 1958 or earlier. It's probably the most appropriate rack for that bike. Not that I wanted a rack on it --I took it off.