If there was ever a valid reason to over-dither, aesthetics is it.
PS, I didn’t get the pannier version of the T-rack because the angled cargo mounts are closer to my heels, and combined with my large-ish feet, and the Sardinha super short chainstays, I risked heel rub. Might want to measure things out first.
When I ordered my Neuhaus hardtail frame, I asked for braze-ons near the dropout, but up top I just went Salsa Post-Lock and kept things simple. It just works. I set it up like your rig, keeping weight off the fork and a more rear bias - singletrack up & overs don’t do well with a heavier front end.
Is that a thing you can see? You could measure the thickness or put a straight edge to the contact surface to see if it has some concavity to it.
I was mostly wondering about the discoloration from heat. It’s not quite rainbow, yet.
[edit] It’s at 1.63 mm; a little life left.
Btw, this is the end result. It’s long, but the angle seems fine to me. Wouldn’t be much shorter going to the clamp.
Not sure where this fits in, but was spotted outside my work. Feels riv adjacent (sans office chair pole)
That’s the Velo Orange Neutrino. There are several Tarckers with one, I think.
yep the bars are Mone very 
It’s like an outie
optical illusion. I was seeing the machined face of the drop out exposed but that’s just more cylinder that is part of the quick release
I need consulting from the team of experts.
I can’t decide if this just looks bad or is actually bad. From a for sale listing so I can’t inspect myself.
Chromed bmx frame? Looks normal to me
10 year old hardtail. I know the bald spots are from tire rub but I just can’t gauge if it’s too pitted.
I’ve had one of these frames before and given the weight I’m probably overthinking any potential weakness in the metal, but also since the frame is chromed any potential future repair would be a bit more complicated.
Personally I wouldn’t be bothered. Cover it with some rust converter or primer and ride it.
Guess I don’t have to worry about it since he rejected the offer I sent.
The principal at Roli’s school asked me for ideas about how to make the shared car/bike drop off zone safer after he watched me and Ro almost get creamed by a distracted driver the other day. Here’s what I’ve got so far:
Hi Ben,
Well, my ideal solution, and the safest thing to do, would be to disallow cars past the gate as there’s really no way to make the children safe in the presence of so many large vehicles piloted by highly distracted drivers.
I’m a realist, however, so I’ve come up with a solution that will help everyone more safely share the space. If we put a little bike lane from the entrance gate to the first speed bump and cordon off a little bike parking area there using paint and flexi posts and maybe a “Yield to bikes” sign. I’ve attached a terrible MS Paint drawing of my initial idea. I’ll also kick around ideas with the other bike drop off folks and we can iterate.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Rudy Luciani
What am I missing here? Help me tarckbike.com, you’re my only hope!
Do cars line up in that whole driveway to drop kids off? Some parent is going to object saying they don’t want their kid to hop out of the passenger seat and get hit by a bike, or have to navigate several bikes passing at once.
If the cars pull up past the yellow area then maybe no issue.
Either way I like your idea.
