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[mello yello]

Lookin Sharp!
That looks like a wonderful, versatile bike. Canti’s and multiple rack bosses are definitely my style.
However, I shall have to refer you to Rule 46.
Also, your bottle cage appears to be bent in a strange way. Does it still securely hold water bottles?

[DismalScientist]

@mello yello 60592 wrote:

However, I shall have to refer you to Rule 46.

I’m getting old.

@mello yello 60592 wrote:

Also, your bottle cage appears to be bent in a strange way. Does it still securely hold water bottles?

Those are the original Blackburn water bottle cages.
The last time I lost a bottle was with a more modern, plastic cage.

[PeteD]

Bike Friendly Falls Church

I totally came to a complete stop officer.

[Rod Smith]

@mello yello 60592 wrote:

Lookin Sharp!
That looks like a wonderful, versatile bike. Canti’s and multiple rack bosses are definitely my style.
However, I shall have to refer you to Rule 46.
Also, your bottle cage appears to be bent in a strange way. Does it still securely hold water bottles?

Oh no, I haven’t memorized the rules yet and now I can’t find them!

The cage is set up proper for a 40 oz!

[Rod Smith]

@DismalScientist 60597 wrote:

I’m getting old.

Those are the original Blackburn water bottle cages.
The last time I lost a bottle was with a more modern, plastic cage.

One nice thing about metal cages is they can be bent out to carry a 40, and bent back into shape when you want to carry a standard water bottle.

[Rod Smith]

New stem, fork, headset and front brake on the Smith Army Bike. I thought I posted this already. Sorry if you’ve seen this before.

[DismalScientist]

@Rod Smith 60755 wrote:

One nice thing about metal cages is they can be bent out to carry a 40, and bent back into shape when you want to carry a standard water bottle.

Don’t think so. It’s aluminum.

[Rod Smith]

Eventually it might break at the welds. Blackburn MTB cage has two sturdy cross plates vs. the one flimsy one found on most alloy cages. I don’t really bend mine to accommodate wider bottles, but I do bend them back when they get a little out of shape. I’ve never broken one of these.
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[consularrider]

@PeteD 60647 wrote:

Bike Friendly Falls Church

I totally came to a complete stop officer.

The officer in a sneaking unmarked car had pulled over a car on West St just north of the Great Falls St intersection. I asked him if it was for running the light there since I had just seen two cars run the light at Lincoln and West and then another at Great Falls and West. He just smiled at me.

[ShawnoftheDread]

The Proper Carpenter knows the importance of color-matched accessories.

[TwoWheelsDC]

My latest construction project…Where only two bikes used to fit, now fit four…

[vvill]

Looks like you might even be able to squeeze say, a new single-speed in there too.

[culimerc]

There is definitely room for at least 2 more in in the rack plus dont forget you can store another in the work stand that I am sure is just out of frame.

[Steve]

@TwoWheelsDC 62800 wrote:

My latest construction project…Where only two bikes used to fit, now fit four…

That looks great! One quick question: do the back wheels (front for the Volpe) touch the floor? Just curious if they are hanging from the hooks or resting on the ground with the hooks just keeping them upright.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@Steve 62854 wrote:

That looks great! One quick question: do the back wheels (front for the Volpe) touch the floor? Just curious if they are hanging from the hooks or resting on the ground with the hooks just keeping them upright.

The wheels are on the floor, so the hooks just keep the bikes upright…if I’d designed it for the bikes to hang, I’d have had to mount the hooks much more securely, which would’ve been a lot more work.

I may have to tweak everything a bit though, after I’ve had a chance to use it more. The most annoying thing is having to mount the Volpe front-wheel-down due the fender being in the way. What I may end up doing is just placing the bike in the normal upright position with the back wheel in the rack. I probably could’ve solved the problem with more time and effort, but I really just wanted something I could put together with a quick trip to Home Depot and a couple hours of assembly time.

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