Comments on: Made A Cycle Truck Rack

By: AlexWetmore

AlexWetmore — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:02:25 +0000

Dan — It’’s not quite done. There will be stays going from the rear cross stay to the head tube near the top tube.

I”ve done some load testing with about 40# of weight, that worked pretty well. I”d still like to see how it does with 80# of weight. I think anything more than that would require having the front wheel pushed to the front of the cargo platform.

By: dan ewing

dan ewing — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:10:51 +0000

It seems like that connection to the cargo tube with the square stock is pretty bomber, but I think I might have thrown in a stay or two from the outer rails down to the bottom of – or even running continuous under – the cargo tube to combat any rotational shifting forces with a large, hard to center load.

Having said this , it’’s still awesome.

By: Apertome

Apertome — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:52:01 +0000

I said this on the Cycling Spokane blog already, but: damn, that bike is sweet!

By: AlexWetmore

AlexWetmore — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:32:48 +0000

The dummy axle has a groove in the center of it. There is a set screw in the V which centers the V with the axle.

By: Francois

Francois — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:35:56 +0000

Nice ! It’’s cool to see the finished product !
I had a look at your gallery, and I have a question regarding the frame alignment block:
http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/photos/310368491_ZYeLQ-S.jpg
How do you center the dummy axle in the block ? Is there a screw to attach the axle in the block ?
Thanks !
Francois

By: Antoine

Antoine — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:44:26 +0000

The rack looks great and I like those Origin8 bars in silver.