For those following [MENTION=63590]jyl[/MENTION]'s
'61 Bianchi Speciallisima gets phat thread, I'm posting this as a separate thread. He's taking a vintage 1961 Bianchi Speciallisima and converting it to a low trail 650b rando bike, with my assistance. It was kinda like the Raleigh International of the Bianchi line at that time - long stays, sports touring geometry
The front rack started with a drawing (courtesy of [MENTION=63590]jyl[/MENTION]):
It became this:
The build process
here (scrolll down about halfway for the rack)