Ok, so im moving back to japan next month (march 1) and id like to keep using my current bike as my commuting bike. I have a car there, but would rather use it as little as possible..ya know, carbon offsetting a big turbo and no cat converter and such. So i want to continue to use my 2010 Fuji Track pro:
in go somewhere fast mode
IMG_9285 by Flsimages, on Flickr
in grocery store mode
Now here is the catch
I need to affix this:
tubus logo
and these
lone peak p-500 panniers
I already modded the burly trailer mount to work on my bike by drilling it out, and its fine. with the stock gearing, its not too bad with about 80 lbs. may go up a tooth in the rear, but i can still carry 18-20 mph with no problem.
SO, here is the question. Who can modify the rear dropouts, and make some sort of clamp setup or something, that will hold the 80lbs limit that is imposed on this rack, and still be an elegant mount? I can jerry rig something, but i prefer for it to be pretty.
Traditional clamps wont work since the brake stay is an oval type, and noone makes an oval type.
Yes i know how crazy and stupid this sounds, but they geo of this bike is amazing, and i love it so. ive been riding it every day for 6 months now, and cant even imagine going to this bike which i have two of:
1986 bridgestone radac
i have one fixed and one on gears. Both would be super easy to put a rack on, but i really want to keep using this frame for every day duty, and buy a carnival frame for my fun bike.
Any ideas?
in go somewhere fast mode
IMG_9285 by Flsimages, on Flickr
in grocery store mode
Now here is the catch
I need to affix this:
tubus logo
and these
lone peak p-500 panniers
I already modded the burly trailer mount to work on my bike by drilling it out, and its fine. with the stock gearing, its not too bad with about 80 lbs. may go up a tooth in the rear, but i can still carry 18-20 mph with no problem.
SO, here is the question. Who can modify the rear dropouts, and make some sort of clamp setup or something, that will hold the 80lbs limit that is imposed on this rack, and still be an elegant mount? I can jerry rig something, but i prefer for it to be pretty.
Traditional clamps wont work since the brake stay is an oval type, and noone makes an oval type.
Yes i know how crazy and stupid this sounds, but they geo of this bike is amazing, and i love it so. ive been riding it every day for 6 months now, and cant even imagine going to this bike which i have two of:
1986 bridgestone radac
i have one fixed and one on gears. Both would be super easy to put a rack on, but i really want to keep using this frame for every day duty, and buy a carnival frame for my fun bike.
Any ideas?