Forgot to add that I used small U bolts that come with a cast metal plate with narrow "U"-shaped grooves that perfectly clamp the rails.
On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 12:58 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Kaloo Kalay! UPS dropped it off this am, an almost new Medium I > cornered on eBay for $120 shipped (and the seller through in unasked > and unannounced a nice Vetta Turbo clone and a as-new Lezyne Pressure > Drive. What a deal! > > Here it is mounted on a bracket I spent several hours on yesterday. It > copies the design of the Nitto bracket but with the big difference > that the arms angle upward so that you can use it with a non-Brooks > saddle. The Nitto arms are in the same plane as the mounting piece > which works for saddles like the B 17 whose rails angle upward at > almost 90*, but which put the mounting part very low on saddles like > the Flite where the rails angle upward at a considerably lesser angle. > > https://picasaweb.google.com/BERTIN753/NEWSACKVILLEMANDHOMEMADEMOUNTINGBRACKET# > > The bracket actually looks less crude than in the closeups; my only > concern is that the aluminum plate is a bit thinner than I'd like. No > sign of flex but eventually I may get a professional to cut me a > better one from stainless steel plate, say 3/16". Perhaps I'd add QR > slots on thicker stock, so that I could use a QR skewer and simply > lift it off; I'd also try to find a thicker -- 1"+ -- piece of tubing, > both for better bracket support and for easier blinkie mounting. > > As pictured it is not "QR because I used an allen skewer, but with a > true QR it would be, since it then is just a matter of loosening the > QR and unscrewing the skewer nut. The absence of QR slots makes the > bag less liable to theft. Or perhaps I'll have them added and simply > take the bag with me ... > > The Sackville is certainly the best made bag I've seen or owned, and > I've seen Berthouds and used everything from Carradices to Baggins to > Acorns to who knows what else. Snooty purse quality. I must say that I > like the look of the old fashioned Carradice bags better, but for > practical volume with tire clearance, this is much better. I even > removed the extra stiffener installed by the previous owner; the > internal stiffener seems adequate, tho' I plan to test this guess this > afternoon with a trip to the grocery store. > > Question: assuming I could get my hands on 3/16 or 1/4" stainless > stock, what is the minimum I'd need to cut this? Would a cheap skilsaw > do the trick? I used heavy metal shears for the aluminum plate. > > > -- > Vote early, vote often, vote Rhinoceros! > http://tinyurl.com/d7muj2t > > ------------------------- > Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA > For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > ------------------------- -- Vote early, vote often, vote Rhinoceros! http://tinyurl.com/d7muj2t ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM, USA For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
