Re: [RBW] The next Velo Lumino product: rear fender reinforcement plate

Jay, that pint-sized Jack Taylor is spectacular! I also love your daughter's joyful grin. Kudos to you! Julian Westerhout Bloomington, IL On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 1:53:12 PM UTC-5, Jay wrote: > > Eric, > > I created a custom reinforcement plate for my daughters Jack Taylor using >

Re: [RBW] The next Velo Lumino product: rear fender reinforcement plate

Jay, Your hand-filed reinforcement plates came out really nice! Anton velolumino.com On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 2:53:12 PM UTC-4, Jay wrote: > > Eric, > > I created a custom reinforcement plate for my daughters Jack Taylor using > a stock 1" aluminum strap that can be found at most local

Re: [RBW] The next Velo Lumino product: rear fender reinforcement plate

Eric, I created a custom reinforcement plate for my daughters Jack Taylor using a stock 1" aluminum strap that can be found at most local hardware stores. You simply trace out the shape you want, cut with a hacksaw or scroll saw, then file and and polish. I used a round file to give it a little

Re: [RBW] The next Velo Lumino product: rear fender reinforcement plate

The one on my Singer just stays in place boy itself. It’s sandwiched between the brake bridge and the fender, with a leather washer between the reinforcement and the bridge. It is contoured to match the fender, so perhaps that helps. This photo shows a Singer with the reinforcer, but with some

Re: [RBW] The next Velo Lumino product: rear fender reinforcement plate

Eric - looking at the photo I can see why you don't want the extra holes. But how do you keep it from shifting or turning sideways a bit from vibration, etc. without the bolts? Contact cement? Or is the diamond-shaped plate beveled in such a way that it conforms to the curvature of the

Re: [RBW] The next Velo Lumino product: rear fender reinforcement plate

The advantage is purely aesthetic-trying to replicate the original Singer part. I'll look into getting a piece of an old fender somewhere. Thanks! --Eric N www.CampyOnly.com CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy > On Mar 22, 2017, at 8:00 AM, Anton Tutter wrote:

Re: [RBW] The next Velo Lumino product: rear fender reinforcement plate

Hi Eric, I order all my stock pre-cut and drilled and then polished. I'd have to do a special run of a single-hole version, and I have to order quite a few to make them cost-effective. Aside from aesthetics, what is the practical advantage, if any, to having as single hole? I would think it

[RBW] The next Velo Lumino product: rear fender reinforcement plate

Velo Lumino is expanding into the "fender installation widget" space. The first of several widgets in this category is a reinforcement plate inspired by the old French constructeurs. It reduces fender stress fatigue at a common failure location by reducing localized stress risers. And it looks