Homemade rear racks - long bike setups
11-21-09, 10:03 AM
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Homemade rear racks - long bike setups
I've built a home-made xtracycle and easy logic let me to mount two rear racks back to back to build a rear cargo carrier. I'm not thrilled with the height of what I have (right now sits about 3" above the rear wheel, which is a 26" mtb setup) and I could re-do the same setup making it a bit lower...maybe 2" off the wheel. I'd like something that was similar to the rear rack setups the Big Dummy/XtraCycle use...maybe heartier...and preferably no heavier than it has to be. So, if you've made your own rear rack for a long bike, with the ability to mount standard panniers or custom bags, baskets and even a board on top, I'd like to see pictures. I'm not looking to haul anything in particular, but more wanting to see how hearty I can make the thing. Thanks in advance.
Here's a pretty lousy photos showing what I'm working on/with...
Here's a pretty lousy photos showing what I'm working on/with...
11-26-09, 11:44 PM
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If you put a spacer between the board and the rack, you can still probably mount normal panniers. I'm not completely sure since I've only used homemade panniers, but they are basically the same.
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yes, very possible...well, the rear one is adjustable in height, but the front one is not...need to compare. Anyone got a rack they know is for a 26" wheel bike to get a height measurement from? THese were ones I had in the workshop, which means they were ones that probably were on sale for some ridiculously low price somewhere at some point, so I snagged them & hung them on the pegboard waiting for a project to come along. It wouldn't be a big deal to get shorter ones if I needed them. I'll try to get by a bike shop & measure some racks tomorrow.
On the spacers - yes. I thought of that & may go that route. My thinking was that a custom rack could be stouter than the two racks and I could still use standard panniers if I ran a small rod or edge along the top. In truth, I don't know if it needs to be any stronger than the two racks tied together with a board on top & maybe some extra bracing that may look like it's needed as I start to try things out on it.
On the spacers - yes. I thought of that & may go that route. My thinking was that a custom rack could be stouter than the two racks and I could still use standard panniers if I ran a small rod or edge along the top. In truth, I don't know if it needs to be any stronger than the two racks tied together with a board on top & maybe some extra bracing that may look like it's needed as I start to try things out on it.
