Bracket for rear rack help?
 

Hi all,

This is for my 1966 Raleigh DL-1. I found a rear rack that is period correct Prestube BUT I can not find the brackets that hold the supports to the seat stays. I'm guessing that they would be a heavy metal and chromed but I don't really know. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance,

Lester

Easy enough to fabricate something with some flat bar stock and a drill. I do suggest you wrap the stays with something to protect the paint (cut up old tubes work well for this purpose).

You mean P-clamps?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/P-Clips-Rub...ZXTQzqusnr9rOg

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6591149148.jpg
There is no brake bridge on the DL-1 but there is a bridge to mount the fender. Here is a photo of the mount on a Sports for a Presstube rack. As nlerner says, it should not be too hard to fabricate something.

Looking at that, I really need to clean up this bike.

Back 40+ years ago, Bike Warehouse (now Nashbar/Performance) offered this bracket that kept the front of the rack from sliding down the seat stays:

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f07edaf416.jpg

( Edit) now I see that you're looking for a specific piece to fit a particular rack to an English bike....

The bracket for the Presstube Minor rack on my 68 Sprite is just a cheap formed steel with a hole in the middle.

It would be easy to fabricate one out of flat steel or aluminium stock.https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...360a4b74c0.jpg

So something has gotten lost in translation.

I am looking for the brackets that hold up the REAR of the Presstube that connect the rear stays (for lack of a better word) to the rear axle stays.

Yes it looks like a "P" clip, yes I could fab something up and I thank you all for those suggestions but I am looking for what might have been original, and I'm guessing that it would be thicker steel and heavily chrome plated.

Keep those cards and letters coming!!

Lester

On the Presstube rack on my 68 Sprite they go right to a hole in the dropout with a chrome bolt.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...06daaa56b6.jpg
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e2e009398b.jpg