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Old 04-09-12, 09:58 AM
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So THAT'S why porteur racks at these sizes

French wooden wine boxes fit in them PERFECT

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Cool!
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You need a case on the rear to balance it out.
2 cases of French wine are better than 1.
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Sometimes the French are weird. Sometimes, they're brilliant. This is one of the latter cases.
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companion bike for this rig: https://jalopnik.com/5204309/jaguar-x...e-toting-needs

Come to think of it, how cool would this car be as a bike race team car with a big bike rack in the back?
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i need one of those racks, whats out there?
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That one is a Velo Orange Porteur rack.
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