I actually like the silver rack with patina/beausage look myself. A very nice build.
David Hays Buffalo, New York > On Mar 21, 2025, at 12:31 PM, John Robert Williams > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Wow Marty! BRAVO!! > Most Excellent execution! I love great fits like this...most inspiring! I too > used an old blackburn rear rack. If you start out with a few different grades > of scotch brite pads, moving to finer grades, then start with Mothers Mag > polish, those rack struts will shine almost like chrome. It's faster than > painting....but, everyone gets to build it their way....that's the magic > shared here! > > JohnRobertWilliams > Traverse City, MI > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM Brian Forsee <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Cool retrofit Marty! I vote paint the rack! >> >> Brian >> >> On Friday, March 21, 2025 at 10:06:14 AM UTC-5 Marty Gierke, Stewartstown PA >> wrote: >>> I had this heavy duty Blackburn rack and wanted to try it on the all >>> rounder. To get it level meant that the front of the rack is kind'a close >>> to the frame. The twisted stainless strap-type fittings did not leave >>> enough space for the cantilever straddle cable, so I thought about it a bit >>> and came up with this. Using a couple short Nitto struts and a pair of >>> strut holders, everything lined up and is strong as hell - a match made in >>> heaven! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> The build is progressing. Tempted to paint the rack to match the frame. >>> Those are Bruce Gordon Rock & Road 48mm tires by the way. >>> >>> Marty >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/979849ab-952c-486a-9568-fb4f1aa34009n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/979849ab-952c-486a-9568-fb4f1aa34009n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > > -- > > John Robert Williams > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAC9csfdbQVtsuU8cZYbE%2BKoH%3DnthnGP6dSTQnG8KCJiXhWdBoQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CAC9csfdbQVtsuU8cZYbE%2BKoH%3DnthnGP6dSTQnG8KCJiXhWdBoQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/20C829D0-146A-4339-AC05-9DB646AEB2EC%40gmail.com.
