Solid aluminum rod racks are easier to make, so cheaper, china makes copies of the 70's blackburn racks , now..
Do you have A Bike Shop to see things ? and hold them in your hands? talk to the people that work there..
Tubus and Bruce Gordon Use Chromoly Steel tubing, the use life is as long as yours will be..
my BG racks are 30 years old, other than worn powdercoat, like new.
I'm thinking I need to return this rack because I won't be able to make a decent lower bracket to push it back because the rack only has one bolt hole at the bottom and wouldn't be stable.
Any ideas?
though there ia only one eyelet on the frame, I expect
i could figure out how to arrange the further setback. if it were in front of me..
but I cannot describe how, otherwise.. sight unseen..
In Annapolis MD is the Velo Orange Company,
you could take yourself & the bike there..
most just place web orders from them..