Originally Posted by
Tightwad
IMO, rear rack are so cheap it makes no sense to weld up your
own. It would cost 3x more in time & materials to DIY.
When you factor in the time (i.e. time is money), this might be true. However, I spent $6 on aluminum angles and $3 on pull-rivots. Everything else came out of the LBS dumpster.
Having said that, even if it did cost more, it's just too much fun building stuff for your bike from scratch. That alone makes it worth more than a store-bought anything.
