Rory's RackA prototype rack for Rory's new handlebar bag system. The bag is secured using Ortlieb pannier hooks. The rack is a larger than a normal handlebar bag rack because it has to be longer than the bag, but the weight is still reasonable at 230 grams.
The rack is primarily 1/4 x 0.028" tubing with 5/16 x 0.028" where the pannier hooks are mounted.http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1901/156466390_fow7h-Ti.jpghttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/gallery/2906961_cKiKH/2007-06-25T01:52:53ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugRory's first time with a torch.<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a><br />Rory's first time with a torch.</p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#156466386_A9MNf" title="Rory's first time with a torch."><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1900/156466386_A9MNf-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Rory's first time with a torch." title="Rory's first time with a torch." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-12T01:53:09ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1900/156466386_A9MNf-Th.jpg2007-05-26 11:48:51AlexAndChristine's photo<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#156466390_fow7h" title="AlexAndChristine's photo"><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1901/156466390_fow7h-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="AlexAndChristine's photo" title="AlexAndChristine's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-12T01:51:36ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1901/156466390_fow7h-Th.jpg2007-05-26 11:49:22AlexAndChristine's photo<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#156466398_VZ6v7" title="AlexAndChristine's photo"><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1905/156466398_VZ6v7-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="AlexAndChristine's photo" title="AlexAndChristine's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-12T01:51:51ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1905/156466398_VZ6v7-Th.jpg2007-05-26 14:08:29Adding the spacer which will secure the rack's stay to the dropout.<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a><br />Adding the spacer which will secure the rack's stay to the dropout.</p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#156466403_aizmU" title="Adding the spacer which will secure the rack's stay to the dropout."><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1908/156466403_aizmU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Adding the spacer which will secure the rack's stay to the dropout." title="Adding the spacer which will secure the rack's stay to the dropout." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-12T01:48:23ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1908/156466403_aizmU-Th.jpg2007-05-26 14:49:55AlexAndChristine's photo<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#156466412_V7WYX" title="AlexAndChristine's photo"><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1909/156466412_V7WYX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="AlexAndChristine's photo" title="AlexAndChristine's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-12T01:53:00ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1909/156466412_V7WYX-Th.jpg2007-05-26 14:50:52The rack top is done and the first stay is tacked into place.<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a><br />The rack top is done and the first stay is tacked into place.</p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#156466419_VbbkU" title="The rack top is done and the first stay is tacked into place."><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1913/156466419_VbbkU-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="The rack top is done and the first stay is tacked into place." title="The rack top is done and the first stay is tacked into place." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-12T01:53:16ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1913/156466419_VbbkU-Th.jpg2007-05-26 15:22:27Rory's finished up the brazing on the stays.<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a><br />Rory's finished up the brazing on the stays.</p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#156466422_3PwyN" title="Rory's finished up the brazing on the stays."><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1915/156466422_3PwyN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Rory's finished up the brazing on the stays." title="Rory's finished up the brazing on the stays." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-12T01:51:53ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1915/156466422_3PwyN-Th.jpg2007-05-26 15:40:44The rack is done. It is an inverse triangle, about 7" wide at the front, 3" wide at the rear, and 9" long.<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a><br />The rack is done. It is an inverse triangle, about 7" wide at the front, 3" wide at the rear, and 9" long.</p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#156466424_mHQjB" title="The rack is done. It is an inverse triangle, about 7" wide at the front, 3" wide at the rear, and 9" long."><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1917/156466424_mHQjB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The rack is done. It is an inverse triangle, about 7" wide at the front, 3" wide at the rear, and 9" long." title="The rack is done. It is an inverse triangle, about 7" wide at the front, 3" wide at the rear, and 9" long." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-12T01:54:12ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1917/156466424_mHQjB-Th.jpg2007-05-26 16:35:17We just used two M5 eyelets to hold the strap that mounts the rack to the fork crown. Rory's will add another hole to the strap to move the rack closer to the head tube. The flat strap isn ...<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a><br />We just used two M5 eyelets to hold the strap that mounts the rack to the fork crown. Rory's will add another hole to the strap to move the rack closer to the head tube. The flat strap isn ...</p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#156466430_EDpxN" title="We just used two M5 eyelets to hold the strap that mounts the rack to the fork crown. Rory's will add another hole to the strap to move the rack closer to the head tube. The flat strap isn ..."><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1919/156466430_EDpxN-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="We just used two M5 eyelets to hold the strap that mounts the rack to the fork crown. Rory's will add another hole to the strap to move the rack closer to the head tube. The flat strap isn ..." title="We just used two M5 eyelets to hold the strap that mounts the rack to the fork crown. Rory's will add another hole to the strap to move the rack closer to the head tube. The flat strap isn ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-12T01:49:25ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1919/156466430_EDpxN-Th.jpg2007-05-26 16:35:41Here you can see how the Ortlieb hooks mount to the rack. They'll be installed onto the bag. A third hook will go in the rear.<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a><br />Here you can see how the Ortlieb hooks mount to the rack. They'll be installed onto the bag. A third hook will go in the rear.</p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#156466442_keaUd" title="Here you can see how the Ortlieb hooks mount to the rack. They'll be installed onto the bag. A third hook will go in the rear."><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1920/156466442_keaUd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Here you can see how the Ortlieb hooks mount to the rack. They'll be installed onto the bag. A third hook will go in the rear." title="Here you can see how the Ortlieb hooks mount to the rack. They'll be installed onto the bag. A third hook will go in the rear." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-12T01:51:36ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP1920/156466442_keaUd-Th.jpg2007-05-26 16:35:57AlexAndChristine's photo<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#166478244_3o2KJ" title="AlexAndChristine's photo"><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP2491/166478244_3o2KJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="AlexAndChristine's photo" title="AlexAndChristine's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-11T07:58:37ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP2491/166478244_3o2KJ-Th.jpg2007-06-21 20:09:38AlexAndChristine's photo<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#166478314_hXwic" title="AlexAndChristine's photo"><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP2492/166478314_hXwic-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="AlexAndChristine's photo" title="AlexAndChristine's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-11T07:57:32ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP2492/166478314_hXwic-Th.jpg2007-06-21 20:09:59AlexAndChristine's photo<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#166478393_PcUDh" title="AlexAndChristine's photo"><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP2493/166478393_PcUDh-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="AlexAndChristine's photo" title="AlexAndChristine's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-11T07:57:25ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP2493/166478393_PcUDh-Th.jpg2007-06-21 20:10:09AlexAndChristine's photo<p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com">AlexAndChristine</a> </p><p><a href="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/2906961_cKiKH#166478459_ysZRj" title="AlexAndChristine's photo"><img src="http://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP2494/166478459_ysZRj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="AlexAndChristine's photo" title="AlexAndChristine's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-11T07:57:08ZAlexAndChristinehttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.comhttp://alexandchristine.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Projects/Rorys-Rack/IMGP2494/166478459_ysZRj-Th.jpg2007-06-21 20:10:20