Race numbers
03-17-08, 03:38 PM
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03-17-08, 04:58 PM
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I was 
. Soloist Team / Utah Kit. Got dropped maybe 18min or so into the race though... sucks riding with a bum ankle. Lost three months of training due to a sprain and I messed it up again while running last Thursday. But overall, happy with the way things are progressing. I was the fool in the Cyclesmith kit that got dropped second lap into the race two weeks ago.
. Soloist Team / Utah Kit. Got dropped maybe 18min or so into the race though... sucks riding with a bum ankle. Lost three months of training due to a sprain and I messed it up again while running last Thursday. But overall, happy with the way things are progressing. I was the fool in the Cyclesmith kit that got dropped second lap into the race two weeks ago.
03-17-08, 07:53 PM
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Stick it in your seatpost clamp between the plastic parts with the bolt going through. Add zip tie to top through another hole if required. Pretty commonly done around here where we are issued frame numbers as well as jersey numbers.
03-17-08, 09:43 PM
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Another option would be to make a flat fin out of a chunk of milk jug and run your seat binder bolt through it. It will want to pivot up and down, but you can drill the bolt hole such that it's resting against your seat tube when bolted. Then you can just zip-tie or bolt the number to the fin.
Hey, maybe you could just put the seat binder bolt through the fin?
Actually, you might be able to make a holder similar to the OP photo using the handle of a milk jug. Just split the top of it, and it can sandwich the number plate.
Good luck painting milk jug plastic though
Maybe find another liquid from the auto parts store or home depot, that's made of black plastic, and pour that stuff into a milk jug so you can use the black...
Hey, maybe you could just put the seat binder bolt through the fin?
Actually, you might be able to make a holder similar to the OP photo using the handle of a milk jug. Just split the top of it, and it can sandwich the number plate.
Good luck painting milk jug plastic though
Maybe find another liquid from the auto parts store or home depot, that's made of black plastic, and pour that stuff into a milk jug so you can use the black...
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Any luck on the beer can idea? Think I might be trying this myself tonight. Not that I am racing or anything, just like the idea of having my rider number back there, than on my frame at the triangle, plus I like to be different! Hehe!
09-29-08, 10:59 AM
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So I tried the soda can idea. Didn't work. My father-in-law, being a contractor, had some metal pieces laying around. I'll try to get some pics tonight and post them of the number holders I made, and used for the MS City to Shore in Jersey this weekend. It worked pretty well, was pretty easy to make (as long as you have the tools), and easy to instal. It is definately not for the weight weenies, but it gets the job done. People thought I was trying to use my rider number as a fender with the rain, but then realized what it was. Got some complements on it.
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09-29-08, 12:01 PM
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When you register with my state bike racing association (WA), you get issued with 2 pin-on numbers and a plastic frame number for the whole season. I found that with a neoprene washer on either side of the number, the plastic clip that came with my rear blinky light worked perfectly to hold the frame number. Just pop out the light and 15 seconds with a screwdriver had the frame number mounted pro-style.
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Not to dig this thread back up, but I made a new version. Although this one worked well, the holes didn't always line up with the number. The new version has a slot down the middle that you can bolt it where ever you need to. The first pic is a short version I have mounted on my 5000. The second picture is a taller version I made for a local college team and local bike shop as a prototype.
04-01-10, 01:40 PM
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Cheap DIY
I just used a P-clamp. Stiff enough, but still pliable. Hole is conveniently about the size of brake bolt. Took off the rubber, bent with some pliers.
Used a thumbscrew, wingnut, and 2 large surface washers so it's easy on/off without tools.
ghetto-fab for < $5
Used a thumbscrew, wingnut, and 2 large surface washers so it's easy on/off without tools.
ghetto-fab for < $5
04-01-10, 03:47 PM
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When you register with my state bike racing association (WA), you get issued with 2 pin-on numbers and a plastic frame number for the whole season. I found that with a neoprene washer on either side of the number, the plastic clip that came with my rear blinky light worked perfectly to hold the frame number. Just pop out the light and 15 seconds with a screwdriver had the frame number mounted pro-style.
that said, our shop is fabricating us custom bracket thingies that hold the numbers more securely... the numbers held on by a single point tend to break off while the bikes are in transit on bike carriers etc.
04-02-10, 03:24 PM
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There's a WSBA (Washington USAC affiliate) racer who makes number brackets and sells them:
https://northwestvelo.com/articles/14...ckets-for-sale
https://northwestvelo.com/articles/14...ckets-for-sale
