Originally Posted by
76er
My bike on my Bikecentennial ride in 1976 came with, I am pretty sure, was a pletcher rear rack. It broke as i entered Wyoming from the east, and I patched it up, and could not replace it until West Yellowstone, The new one was/is a Jim Blackburn, near as I can remember after 45 years. much better rack. My bike was/is a 1975 Fuji Trans America touring bike, still have it, it was named after the cross country route. It is a rare model, cost about $350 then, a little less than custom bikes then.
Catalog pic of '75 Fuji S-10S.
I've owned mine since new, but bought in late '76 SunTour Barcons and Pletscher rack went on the first month I had it, and the triple crank a few years later. So pretty much turned it into an America, but a pound or so heavier. Frame is straight gauge Hi-ten vs America's butted CrMo,
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'75 Fuji S-10S bought new, 52k+ miles and still going!
'84 Univega Gran Tourismo
'84 Univega Viva Sport
'86 Miyata 710
'90 Schwinn Woodlands
Unknown brand MTB of questionable lineage aka 'Mutt Trail Bike'
Plus or minus a few others from time-to-time