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Category Archive: Shop talk

Tailor-made: a Littleford cargo rack in the works…

Tailor-made: a Littleford cargo rack in the works…

Detachable integrated racks are time consuming. A custom rear cargo rack can take nearly as long as the rest of the touring bike to build. …

 

NAHBS touring bike: front rack… cont’d

NAHBS touring bike: front rack… cont’d

The front rack is almost complete. I just need to mount it to the cantilever bosses and stiffen it up… Now that the rack's basic dimensions …

 

NAHBS touring bike build: Front combo rack (platform & pannier)

NAHBS touring bike build: Front combo rack (platform & pannier)

In keeping with the photographer’s touring bike theme, the plan is to build a sturdy, low profile rack with the pannier hauling capacity of a …

 

NAHBS touring bike: direct to brake routing continued…

NAHBS touring bike: direct to brake routing continued…

Now that the brass tubing is in place, work can begin on a suitable bridge. The trick here is to provide enough downward slope to …

 

NAHBS touring bike: Let’s go all the way! Direct-to-brake rear cable routing…

NAHBS touring bike: Let’s go all the way! Direct-to-brake rear cable routing…

The front triangle is almost complete. I’ve held off on capping and attaching the seat stays to try an involved twist on through-the-top-tube cable routing. …