Comments on: Starting on rack building

By: AlexWetmore

AlexWetmore — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:55:01 +0000

Bill: I”ll do a followup entry showing the tools that I”m using for rack building and giving a cost breakdown. It isn”t cheap, but it is cheaper than building frames and also more approachable due to the lower material costs and the shorter build times.

By: AlexWetmore

AlexWetmore — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:53:50 +0000

Dan: I”m using the Ridgid 506 tubing bender. The Swagelok bender for 3/8″ is another good choice.

Justin: The rack mounts behind the brake caliper using a small piece of plate that sticks up and bends forward.

By: Justin Miller

Justin Miller — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 19:49:09 +0000

Alex:

Thank you for the blog post. When you said on one of the lists that you were going to learn brazing I thought to myself that we would all benefit from your experiences. Now I see that I was right.

How are you going to mount the rack to your bike with caliper brakes?

Justin

By: Dan Goldenberg

Dan Goldenberg — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:40:49 +0000

Hi Alex,
I”m curious what model ridgid tubing bender you ended up getting. I”ve long been interested in brazing racks, and already own an ancient Victor Oxy-Acetylene torch. I”d like to buy a good tubing bender and was looking at the various ridgid ones and they make several 3/8 inch ones.

Thanks!

By: billc

billc — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:56:41 +0000

I was about to email you about this very topic, based on your questions to the Frame forum, when i found this post. Making racks seems like a great entry into brazing bike parts (though still not cheap), and i”d like to give it a try too. Any info you can post on the equipment and experience will be very helpful. Thanks!