Joined: Jun 2010
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From: Medford MA
Bikes: Ron Cooper touring, 1959 Jack Taylor 650b ladyback touring tandem, Vitus 979, Joe Bell painted Claud Butler Dalesman, Colin Laing curved tube tandem, heavily-Dilberted 1982 Trek 6xx, René Herse tandem
Some Univega Gran Turismo or Specialissima (can't remember which) mid-blade braze-ons stick way out like that. And it's the actual, painted braze-on, not a spacer. I always thought they were a neat idea, either for a rack, which would go vertically down from some wide platform to the wide hub, or for a hoop-style low-rider. For a rack like the JandD expedition or the Rivendell/Nitto 34F it makes a lot of sense.