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CETMA Racks--pics?

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Old 12-13-07 | 09:54 PM
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CETMA Racks--pics?

Anyone got em on a fg or ss? Waiting for a longer axle from QPB
before I can install one on one of my bikes.
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Old 12-13-07 | 10:00 PM
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https://www.cetmaracks.com/

they have a gallery.
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Old 12-13-07 | 10:05 PM
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https://www.cetmaracks.com/

they have a gallery.
got the memo--was hoping to see some more rigs set up with those great racks.
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id also like to see some pics of kilo TTs with them on.
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Old 12-13-07 | 11:12 PM
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I am hoping to see one on my bike one of these days. I'm planning on running it with 48cm Nitto 177s to give me some room and leverage to carry some ****.
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i'm putting one on as soon as i can get them to ship it to me. it's taking a long freaking time.
 
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Old 12-13-07 | 11:51 PM
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Last year I responded to an ad on Craigslist for an old Centurion ladies frame I wanted to pick up for my then GF. Turned out it was the dude from Cetma. He offered to sell me a rack, cheaper than what he sells them for now, and I declined. Now Im kicking myself for not picking up the gold one he had.
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Old 12-14-07 | 12:01 AM
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getting one for christmas i think
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Old 12-14-07 | 01:52 AM
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i'm putting one on as soon as i can get them to ship it to me. it's taking a long freaking time.
That was my experience. Dude makes em by hand welding--
one at a time. Worth it.
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man, that'd be great for a work bike... i wonder how well it'd work with bullhorns though.
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Old 12-14-07 | 10:09 AM
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man, that'd be great for a work bike... i wonder how well it'd work with bullhorns though.
I have one, and I didn't think it worked too well with drops. Maybe it'd be slighting improved with bullhorns, since they're less ....errr.... drop? But still, I think that having those two protruding horns is going to limit what you can carry with it, especially if you're a shorter rider.

So while it can be done, I think that flats/drops are actually the best option for this (or any, really) front rack.
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Originally Posted by kaiju-velo
That was my experience. Dude makes em by hand welding--
one at a time. Worth it.
Yo,

Can I use your's for a template when I start welding mine?
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Old 12-14-07 | 11:42 AM
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^ I don't see why not--might want to ask Lane at Cetma--seems like he would
be down, and the design isn't proprietary as far as I know--
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Old 12-14-07 | 11:51 AM
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Here's a different rack, but the same idea.
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Originally Posted by kaiju-velo
^ I don't see why not--might want to ask Lane at Cetma--seems like he would
be down, and the design isn't proprietary as far as I know--
I'm sure it isn't and I wouldn't sell them anyway. Just want to make one for myself and maybe a buddy or two.
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ugly and overpriced IMO
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Old 12-14-07 | 05:28 PM
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ugly and overpriced IMO
it works and someone is buying me one
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Old 12-14-07 | 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by eddiebrannan
ugly and overpriced IMO
considering that it is made of 4130 steel by hand, and powdercoated I have to
disagree. Also when used for the intended purpose you can't see much of the rack--

Nitto racks run in the 80 to 100 buck range-- rather than use some effete piece of aluminum
that will get banged up I'd rather use a CETMA
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Old 12-14-07 | 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by eddiebrannan
ugly and overpriced IMO
I'm curious what comparable racks are cheaper? I am aware of Wald baskets, but I don't know of another flat rack like the CETMA for anything approaching this price.
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Old 12-14-07 | 06:55 PM
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I'm curious what comparable racks are cheaper? I am aware of Wald baskets, but I don't know of another flat rack like the CETMA for anything approaching this price.
There are no comparable racks that are cheaper. If you want to go a little higher up in price, Velo Orange makes some beautiful polished steel ones for $140 and $155. But there's nothing cheaper in this style.

https://www.velo-orange.com/voporteurrack.html
https://www.velo-orange.com/courierrack.html

I disagree that the CETMA racks are overpriced. In fact, since they are the cheapest of their kind and extremely durable (I have one on my townie, need to take photos) CETMA racks are the best value out there.
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Old 12-14-07 | 07:48 PM
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I have seen them with silly markups at shops, but direct from CETMA they are quite reasonably priced.
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Old 12-14-07 | 07:58 PM
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For heavy hauling, these might make some sense. For general duty, like grocery shopping, I'm all about Wald racks. Wald racks look traditional, are very inexpensive, last for years, and are made in America.
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Old 12-25-07 | 12:42 AM
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anybody ever use these on oversized handlebars**********?? lane hasn't responded to my 3-4 emails
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