On 09/29/2013 06:23 PM, Cecily Walker wrote:
I'm interested in putting a front rack (to be used under a Wald basket) on the front of my Betty Foy. While I love the Nitto racks, I don't have Nitto money. Can anyone recommend a nice looking, functional front rack that won't add too much bulk/weight to the front end? I'm eyeballing the Velo-Orange Randonneur front rack, but I've not been able to find much written about it online.
I have one of these on my Velo Orange Randonneur. Mine's 5 years old now, but I think the current production are essentially the same. The salient points are mentioned on VO's store site http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/racks-decaleurs/racks/vo-randonneur-front-rack-stainless-steel.html
This rack does not mount to low-rider bosses or on canti-brake bikes. It requires eyelets on the fork blades or p-clamps. If your fork doesn't have brazed on eyelets be about 3.75" below the bottom of the fork crown you'll need to use P clamps. The rack is stainless, so if you have to cut the tang be advised, you don't saw stainless with any old hacksaw blade. If you don't have a blade made for stainless you will saw and saw and saw for a half hour and all you will do is polish the tang. I learned this the hard way. The tang at the back is attached to the fender boss under the fork crown, or you may use the included fork crown daruma. The tang may also be bent up and attached to the brake bolt. On some small sized frames you may have to remove the tang entirely; in most situations you will have to bend it to the proper shape to fit your fork. There may be some repeated attempts involved before you get it just right (again, I learned this the hard way).
It's a fine rack for supporting a handlebar bag. You can bolt up one of the upside-down Edelux headlights Compass sells right to one of the front eyelets on the rack.
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