tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post8099594955241535639..comments2024-03-18T10:19:55.782-04:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Rackaleur?Velo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-25581846675268623892016-08-11T05:12:26.922-04:002016-08-11T05:12:26.922-04:00Please bring it back. I really want one.Please bring it back. I really want one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-62570666299298811512009-10-08T16:49:03.167-04:002009-10-08T16:49:03.167-04:00Chris,
YES I would love one. The rackleur together...Chris,<br />YES I would love one. The rackleur together with the Silver Hupe from Rivendell would be an easy way to attach a front and rear bag to my Starnord (by Bernard dangre) racer.Micke Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05928574564210932581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-39079135282077280272009-10-08T16:43:40.601-04:002009-10-08T16:43:40.601-04:00Chris,
yes I want one. The rackaleur together with...Chris,<br />yes I want one. The rackaleur together with the Silver Hupe from Rivendell would be a great way to easy attach a small front and rear bag to my Starnord racer.<br /><br />Michael from SwedenMicke Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05928574564210932581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-38495171265875524172009-03-20T18:15:00.000-04:002009-03-20T18:15:00.000-04:00Yes please.I'm doing a few mods to my Montague Par...Yes please.I'm doing a few mods to my Montague Paratrooper for touring here in Australia and later on in Japan.No rack on front and no trailer (yet)but would love an ostrich bar bag or similar on front.Even for a smaller bag this looks ideal.llewellynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07135629791010166661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-85118272603132999812009-03-18T15:48:00.000-04:002009-03-18T15:48:00.000-04:00Add me to the list of people that would buy.Add me to the list of people that would buy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979506804812835383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-58135965174621793882009-03-02T09:08:00.000-05:002009-03-02T09:08:00.000-05:00Funnily enough, I found a faceplate bottle mount a...Funnily enough, <A HREF="http://www.fahrradladen-berlin.de/X-TASY/Ersatzteile/Lenker-und-Vorbauten/Lenkerzubehoer/X-TAS-Y-Cover-mit-Zubehoeradapter.html" REL="nofollow">I found a faceplate bottle mount adapter</A>. Looks like you could easily kludge together some rackaleur-type thing that mounts to those holes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-41664059404907531092009-02-26T19:00:00.000-05:002009-02-26T19:00:00.000-05:00yes, please! this is a great solution for any che...yes, please! this is a great solution for any cheaper bike or old ten speed frame and if the price was right, i'd recommend anyone wanting to gear up an older bike to this site and just say, "here's your solution!"no onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499363491460637950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-168578037158372542009-02-17T12:39:00.000-05:002009-02-17T12:39:00.000-05:00YES!!!!! and YES to the rear rack version that Riv...YES!!!!! and YES to the rear rack version that Rivbike has...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-25830447410362686502009-02-17T12:06:00.000-05:002009-02-17T12:06:00.000-05:00I'd get one, unless you began adding a cable stop ...I'd get one, unless you began adding a cable stop to the decaluers. <BR/>The latter would be my preference since it would be a nicer piece of equipment.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00879768413879224535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-24209349655933435282009-02-16T19:16:00.000-05:002009-02-16T19:16:00.000-05:00My favorite light-weight front rack is the Pletsch...My favorite light-weight front rack is the Pletscher crown-mounted. It attaches to flat-crowned forks only with a bolt/wedge system on either side of the steer tube and it provides room for a front brake behind the load-bearing area. There's a small latch that pops up to keep your cargo off the brake and it comes with a bungee attached to the front so you can strap stuff down between the front and the latch. They still sell some at various online vintage shops. Here's a picture ...<BR/><BR/>http://www.yellowjersey.org/pletfr1.jpgEvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628725055394830795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-54244567874800844242009-02-16T16:41:00.000-05:002009-02-16T16:41:00.000-05:00I had something like this years ago and it worked ...I had something like this years ago and it worked great. Who knows where it ended up after moving all over the country for 20 years. Despite the comments, I had no problem with it bouncing around, it seemed the weight in the bag was enough to anchor it. I would buy one simple because it allows one to use the same bag on several bikes without a permanent installation.Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11240252773932276478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-63277394140572128512009-02-16T16:13:00.000-05:002009-02-16T16:13:00.000-05:00As far as the rackaleur's semi-medical-apparatus a...As far as the rackaleur's semi-medical-apparatus appearance, may I suggest that it should be referred to as the "I.U.D. Rackaleur"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-65295430826479927652009-02-16T13:02:00.000-05:002009-02-16T13:02:00.000-05:00I have no interest in the contraption, but then I ...I have no interest in the contraption, but then I don't have a collection of road bikes without front racks. I do think you need to come up with a better design. It's not good enough to just reproduce something from the golden age of ballooning. There is a enough fashion-ering already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-17915008209073299772009-02-15T23:48:00.000-05:002009-02-15T23:48:00.000-05:00Well... I thought it looked like a giant Gumby ske...Well... I thought it looked like a giant Gumby skeleton. It has been a long winter.Some Guy on the Innernetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13374415771586647422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-18726117619782250672009-02-15T22:38:00.000-05:002009-02-15T22:38:00.000-05:00crypto-medical appearance? Good gracious...what y...crypto-medical appearance? Good gracious...what ya been watching on tv?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1034478017102714602009-02-15T16:19:00.000-05:002009-02-15T16:19:00.000-05:00I would love to have one of these, provided that t...I would love to have one of these, provided that they can be made to work with cross brake levers, which seems to be the case.<BR/><BR/>I doubt this would cut appreciably into the demand for proper decaleurs. They may overlap, but anyone who's willing to pay for a better decaleur will continue to do so, whereas the rackaleur would appeal to those looking for an inexpensive and potentially short-term solution. I also like that the rackaleur can be moved from bike to bike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-46925475311480148222009-02-15T08:27:00.000-05:002009-02-15T08:27:00.000-05:00You could make a lot of money from having these ma...You could make a lot of money from having these made.<BR/>Don't do it.<BR/>This is a Gresham's law type<BR/>device.<BR/>It is suboptimal but easy.<BR/>I have used these and variants.<BR/>I wish I had known the pleasures<BR/>of a good rack and a decaleur<BR/>long ago.<BR/>These handlebar things<BR/>get the load high and out front.<BR/>The physics of the leverage there<BR/>are negative compared with low<BR/>and tight to the head tube.<BR/><BR/>This type of rack will cannibalize the decaleur and risk its re-extinction.<BR/><BR/>This type of rack leads people away<BR/>from fenders.<BR/><BR/>There are also issues gettng the <BR/>right bend for the stem-<BR/>newer stems are a different shape<BR/>from forged 7 stems. Angles are<BR/>variable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-57844663505460656452009-02-15T02:18:00.000-05:002009-02-15T02:18:00.000-05:00Bring back the Krebstar 2000 bicycle radio.Bring back the Krebstar 2000 bicycle radio.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-25058620565443964332009-02-15T00:55:00.000-05:002009-02-15T00:55:00.000-05:00Would the rack-a-leur also work as an antenna for ...Would the rack-a-leur also work as an antenna for my Radio Shack handlebar-mounted AM-FM transistor radio (and safety horn)? <BR/><BR/>I love to listen to Casey Kasem and the Top Forty Countdown as I roll along on my Team-in-Training group rides . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-87543222743006121332009-02-14T16:58:00.000-05:002009-02-14T16:58:00.000-05:00My wife has one of these on her 1978-vintage Sekai...My wife has one of these on her 1978-vintage Sekai 2500 Grand Tour bike. It holds an old Colorado Touring handlebar bag. One would think it is fairly unstable but the bag has a small elastic cord, hooked on two bottom-mounted D-rings, that passes behind the head tube and holds everything quite still. As noted, it does hold the bag up high and weighs a TON (solid steel rod!) but it a nice way of occasionally carrying a handlebar bag while allowing quick mount-dismount. If Chris could replicate it in an alloy rod, he would have the perfect solution. When you do this, sign me up for two of them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131809696569228728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-16471876158665209222009-02-14T10:07:00.000-05:002009-02-14T10:07:00.000-05:00I had something like this on my Paramount back in ...I had something like this on my Paramount back in the day. I loved the convenience of the handlebar bag. Then one day it broke and I had to remove it, and I was shocked to see how much it had affected the handling, and how badly. It put me off handlebar bags for 20 years.<BR/><BR/>Then I discovered front racks and decaleurs, and I'm back to handlebar bags. These don't hurt the handling, though.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18127635083892565152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-78802372474295394392009-02-14T02:34:00.000-05:002009-02-14T02:34:00.000-05:00the rackaleur is nice, i've had a few of these ove...the rackaleur is nice, i've had a few of these over the decades.<BR/><BR/>now it can be told. <BR/><BR/>lately, i like to search for vintage "coach" leather bags, they made tons of them, uniformly high quality, danged beautiful, some happen to fit just beautifully as seat or handlebar,or racktop, or shoulder bags, and can be had for 30 bucks or less at second hand. matches my honey brooks just fine!john k novackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516750053415355527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-6717955024286917662009-02-13T20:18:00.000-05:002009-02-13T20:18:00.000-05:00Yes, I'd buy one also. I had one just like the on...Yes, I'd buy one also. I had one just like the one in the picture that I used on my '71-ish Gitane TdF. It was a bit springy, but was great for carrying along a 35mm camera on rides. The "give" helped keep the camera from getting messed up on rough roads. The old bag I had back then had a strap that rent around the head tube and reduced the tendency for the bag/rack to flip up over bumps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-41071927584383948742009-02-13T19:39:00.000-05:002009-02-13T19:39:00.000-05:00I would buy one, but only if it was designed to ca...I would buy one, but only if it was designed to carry a pack of Gauloise and a copy of Le Fac Porno behind the bag in an easy to reach location.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-38429870265791825772009-02-13T13:34:00.000-05:002009-02-13T13:34:00.000-05:00Funny- I actually made one of these things for mys...Funny- I actually made one of these things for myself a couple years ago before I knew what a decalleur was.<BR/><BR/>I'd say yes, make them as anything that can make more bikes more functional is a good thing. <BR/><BR/>As someone else suggested, you'd probably need to make 2 versions, one for traditional quills and one for fat threadless stems...buck-50https://www.blogger.com/profile/08208894051289539066noreply@blogger.com