Originally Posted by
Peterpan1
I have a couple of friends who are nuts to get a Porteur style rack. Big problem to me is how to maintain the all brazed intergrity and look and yet make it shipable...
Shipability is a big issue.
The other big issue is fit. Aluminum racks are easy to bend and fit to a frame or fork. Steel racks are nearly impossible to bend, which is good for use, but works against installation and fit. And doing it for multiple forks of different offset compounds the problem.
We've found solutions, but it was not the trivial exercise we thought it would be.