Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
The rack on the Jeunet is probably French, but I'm not sure of the manufacturer. I bought it via eBay from Old Spokes Home. It has a bigger base than the more common TA racks. I can't tell you anything about how it functions yet, but I do like how it looks. It seems plenty secure. But, admittedly, it is as much bike jewelry as anything.
Have you considered adding braze ons for cantilevers for use with 650B rims? A nickel plated, Nervex-lugged International with Hetres would certainly be something cool.
Anton,
I'm jealous of your seat stay bridge fender mount. Shogun had the sense to do that on their touring bikes.
Justin, the 1983 Shogun I have has a traditional brake bridge drilled for a brake bolt. The 1984 Shogun has the "proper" bridge with the 5mm threaded fender mount. I paid the frame builder who modified the 1983 for 650B an extra $25 to replace the old bridge with a new one with the mount (and placed 10mm lower to fit a 650B fender without a huge spacer).
I paid about $100 to have the original canti studs removed and new ones brazed on to work with 650B wheels. So, for any touring frame that has room for fat tires and needs a repaint anyway, for an extra $100 or so, you can turn it into a 650B canti-brake tourer.