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Date: 29 Aug 2006 19:29:38
From: Alan Hoyle
Subject: Brazing on rack mounts?
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I have an 80's steel Nishiki converted to single-speed/fixed that I
was thinking about using as a rain/beater/commuter. It doesn't have
braze-ons for racks or fenders. I see that the braze-ons themselves
are pretty cheap (~$10 total for the parts). How much would I
reasonably expect to pay someone to braze them on for me? I'm not
concerned about aesthetics, at worst I could spray paint later....
-alan
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Alan Hoyle - alanh@unc.edu - http://www.alanhoyle.com/
"I don't want the world, I just want your half." -TMBG
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Date: 30 Aug 2006 08:35:56
From: Fred
Subject: Re: Brazing on rack mounts?
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"Alan Hoyle" <alanh@unc.edu > wrote in message
news:4ljit2F28obfU1@individual.net...
>I have an 80's steel Nishiki converted to single-speed/fixed that I
> was thinking about using as a rain/beater/commuter. It doesn't have
> braze-ons for racks or fenders. I see that the braze-ons themselves
> are pretty cheap (~$10 total for the parts). How much would I
> reasonably expect to pay someone to braze them on for me? I'm not
> concerned about aesthetics, at worst I could spray paint later....
>
> -alan
>
> --
Not much; there's very little labour in it plus maybe a minute charge for
welding materials - ask for a quote, but most of the cost in this is usually
the painting and touch up. Any bike shop or engineering, or welding outfit
will do it.
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Date: 01 Sep 2006 17:17:35
From: Alan Hoyle
Subject: Re: Brazing on rack mounts?
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On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:35:56 +1200, Fred wrote:
> "Alan Hoyle" <alanh@unc.edu> wrote in message
> news:4ljit2F28obfU1@individual.net...
>>I have an 80's steel Nishiki converted to single-speed/fixed that I
>> was thinking about using as a rain/beater/commuter. It doesn't have
>> braze-ons for racks or fenders. I see that the braze-ons themselves
>> are pretty cheap (~$10 total for the parts). How much would I
>> reasonably expect to pay someone to braze them on for me? I'm not
>> concerned about aesthetics, at worst I could spray paint later....
> Not much; there's very little labour in it plus maybe a minute charge for
> welding materials - ask for a quote, but most of the cost in this is usually
> the painting and touch up. Any bike shop or engineering, or welding outfit
> will do it.
Disappointingly, none of the LBSs within an hour drive do any sort of
welding or brazing. I suppose I could investigate local welding
outfits, but that would be a lot more trouble. I guess I'm stuck with
using clamps or getting a seatpost rack.
-alan
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Alan Hoyle - alanh@unc.edu - http://www.alanhoyle.com/
"I don't want the world, I just want your half." -TMBG
Get Horizontal, Play Ultimate.
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