For an update of sorts.

I spoke to my MIL about it, the rack is at least 20 years old.

I called a powder coat place and asked if they could blast and coat it, with the understanding that if they discovered a dangerous flaw when the paint came off that I’d pay them for the work done and we’d all walk away.

I disassembled it today to bring to them, I was a bit leery of the rust that fell out of the inside of the bars. When I got there, they looked at it and realized that it was going to be double the price they said over the phone. I think this is party because of the amount of rust and partly because there seems to be an awfully big chance of discovering a hard stop during the job.

This brought the price above what a significantly better used rack would cost. And not terribly far away from what a brand new rack would cost at this weekend’s REI sale.

Currently thinking about a KUAT NV 2.0 Base, but am doing a little research over the next couple days.

I’ll be giving away my old rack, if anyone in the Portland area is interested, give me a week or so to make sure I’ve come up with something and I’ll pass it along.