Bracket for rear rack help?
07-09-19 | 09:09 AM
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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
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
07-09-19 | 02:40 PM
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07-09-19 | 02:43 PM
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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.
07-09-19 | 04:03 PM
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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:
( Edit) now I see that you're looking for a specific piece to fit a particular rack to an English bike....
( Edit) now I see that you're looking for a specific piece to fit a particular rack to an English bike....
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'84 Univega Gran Tourismo
'84 Univega Viva Sport
'86 Miyata 710
'90 Schwinn Woodlands
Unknown brand MTB of questionable lineage aka 'Mutt Trail Bike'
Plus or minus a few others from time-to-time
07-09-19 | 06:14 PM
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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.
It would be easy to fabricate one out of flat steel or aluminium stock.
07-15-19 | 01:52 PM
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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
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
07-28-19 | 09:40 AM
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On the Presstube rack on my 68 Sprite they go right to a hole in the dropout with a chrome bolt.
