Porteur Rack

This is the design that I came up with and which we started from. The green shows a standard Nitto M12. The red shows the add-on Porteur rack. In the final design we changed to three ...

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:08:33 -0800

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This is the design that I came up with and which we started from. The green shows a standard Nitto M12. The red shows the add-on Porteur rack. In the final design we changed to three ...

Alistair's photo of creating the deck using a tubing bender.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:08:29 -0800

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Alistair's photo of creating the deck using a tubing bender.

The completed deck after bending all four corners. Photo by Alistair.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:08:30 -0800

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The completed deck after bending all four corners. Photo by Alistair.

AlexAndChristine's photo

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:06:05 -0800

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Aligning the joint for tacking the support piece.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:06:07 -0800

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Aligning the joint for tacking the support piece.

Fluxing the joint before tacking.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:06:08 -0800

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Fluxing the joint before tacking.

Aligning the joint for tacking the support piece.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:06:06 -0800

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Aligning the joint for tacking the support piece.

Alex's first brazing job. Alistair did the right side of this joint and I did the left.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:06:08 -0800

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Alex's first brazing job. Alistair did the right side of this joint and I did the left.

My second brazed joint. It looks like I overheated the flux.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:06:09 -0800

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My second brazed joint. It looks like I overheated the flux.

Alistair filed away these areas to fit the tubing which will support the Porteur rack. The tubing will sit flush with the top of the rack so that it can still be used as a handlebar bag sup ...

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:08:31 -0800

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Alistair filed away these areas to fit the tubing which will support the Porteur rack. The tubing will sit flush with the top of the rack so that it can still be used as a handlebar bag sup ...

The Nitto M12 rack has had spigots added for supporting to the Porteur add-on. Photo by Alistair.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:08:32 -0800

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The Nitto M12 rack has had spigots added for supporting to the Porteur add-on. Photo by Alistair.

The porteur attachment mounted on top of the base rack. You can see how the three spigots work. Photo by Alistair.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:10:07 -0800

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The porteur attachment mounted on top of the base rack. You can see how the three spigots work. Photo by Alistair.

The rack is almost done. It still needs a lot of cleanup work, a backstop, and a rear set of stays.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:36:46 -0800

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The rack is almost done. It still needs a lot of cleanup work, a backstop, and a rear set of stays.

This is how the base rack looks naked. It's a stock Nitto M12 with three rings for supporting the Porteur rack. It'll still function well as a handlebar bag rack.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:36:57 -0800

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This is how the base rack looks naked. It's a stock Nitto M12 with three rings for supporting the Porteur rack. It'll still function well as a handlebar bag rack.

Base rack plus porteur rack from the side. There will be another set of stays from the rear corners of the Porteur rack going down towards the dropouts.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:36:59 -0800

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Base rack plus porteur rack from the side. There will be another set of stays from the rear corners of the Porteur rack going down towards the dropouts.

Closeup of the connection between the porteur rack and base rack. Alistair said that it was a lot of work to get these properly aligned. The clearances between the spigots and sleeves ar ...

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:37:07 -0800

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Closeup of the connection between the porteur rack and base rack. Alistair said that it was a lot of work to get these properly aligned. The clearances between the spigots and sleeves ar ...

One of my (Alex's) brazes. I probably got the metal a little too hot, so the brass wandered. It'll take a bit of cleanup work.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:36:49 -0800

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One of my (Alex's) brazes. I probably got the metal a little too hot, so the brass wandered. It'll take a bit of cleanup work.

Another one of my brazes, this one is a lot cleaner and shouldn't require much cleanup.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:36:53 -0800

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Another one of my brazes, this one is a lot cleaner and shouldn't require much cleanup.

Another view of the rack.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:37:10 -0800

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Another view of the rack.

The first load on the trial run with the new rack. Just a small collection of stuff from the farmers market. The loaded basket probably weighed about 10-15 pounds. The bike and rack han ...

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:22:31 -0800

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The first load on the trial run with the new rack. Just a small collection of stuff from the farmers market. The loaded basket probably weighed about 10-15 pounds. The bike and rack han ...

Another (slightly underexposed) view of the first load.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:22:38 -0800

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Another (slightly underexposed) view of the first load.

Side view when loaded. I think that the lines on the rack came out nicely, Alistair did a really nice job.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:22:42 -0800

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Side view when loaded. I think that the lines on the rack came out nicely, Alistair did a really nice job.

Mounted, but unloaded.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:22:45 -0800

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Mounted, but unloaded.

The porteur rack is removed (just two bolts) and a handlebar rack remains. It is very quick to install and remove the rack. One with good eyes might notice that I now have downtube shift ...

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:22:47 -0800

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The porteur rack is removed (just two bolts) and a handlebar rack remains. It is very quick to install and remove the rack. One with good eyes might notice that I now have downtube shift ...

A closeup of the rack/dropout interface. Alistair scupted the racks "dropouts" around the QR spindle, but it is also solidly bolted to the fork. It isn't going anywhere.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:34:58 -0800

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A closeup of the rack/dropout interface. Alistair scupted the racks "dropouts" around the QR spindle, but it is also solidly bolted to the fork. It isn't going anywhere.

A closeup showing how my light fits. There is just enough room between the handlebar rack and porteur rack for the light. Normally I'd run the light up near the front of the rack, but I ...

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:35:01 -0800

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A closeup showing how my light fits. There is just enough room between the handlebar rack and porteur rack for the light. Normally I'd run the light up near the front of the rack, but I ...

A view from the front with both racks mounted. You can see how the headlight works out.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:35:03 -0800

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A view from the front with both racks mounted. You can see how the headlight works out.

Another closeup of the "spigot" interface between the porteur rack and the handlebar bag rack. The porteur rack has 3 studs which fit into sleeves on the handlebar bag rack.

nobody@smugmug.com (AlexAndChristine) — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 15:35:05 -0800

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Another closeup of the "spigot" interface between the porteur rack and the handlebar bag rack. The porteur rack has 3 studs which fit into sleeves on the handlebar bag rack.