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diy bike front or rear racks materials (self.bikewrench)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by evasync to c/bikewrench

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I had no idea that cromoly tubes were so expensive so Im now looking for alternatives..

a generic question I have is, does it really matter on what I use of its not for a competition setup?

I mean I dnt care if its relatively heavy.. my initial thoughts was using stainless steel tubes or even construction rods but everyone online seem to recommend only using cromoly..

edit: ordered 5x25mm wtainless steel tubes for 15eur (1.5m) the same in cromoly couldnt find them under 70eur..

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[–] tty5 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What do you mean by bike rack: a car roof or hitch rack? A stationary rack/stand? Rear rack on a bicycle?

[–] calamitycastle 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I assume rear rack but then they're usually aluminium no?

[–] evasync 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

alu is to weak and not a good alternative to cromoly (i had the pizza rack from specialized fail on me on heavy load)

[–] calamitycastle 2 points 5 months ago

Ah yeah well they have weight limits sure

Good luck on your build though!

[–] evasync 1 points 5 months ago

edited the title. I meant any type of rack that attaches to a bike frame