adding eyelets so road bike can carry panniers

On Aug 17, 2:42*am, "Colin Nelson" wrote:
Zog The Undeniable wrote:
Gary Young wrote:
On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:03:52 -0700, Fred wrote:

I have a steel Schwinn Paramount with a steel front fork. *I wanted
to have eyelets welded onto the frame so I can carry panniers for
light touring. *Is this something a local welder can do or is it a
specialized job. *Where can I buy eyelets? Thanks
Fred

A lot of framebuilders would be reluctant to add eyelets that are
going to be bearing a load (eyelets for fenders are another matter).
Generally, eyelets for racks are part of the same forging (or
stamping or casting) as the rest of the dropout.

If you're talking about low-rider bosses, I'd agree - the fork has to
be designed for that sort of thing.

'P' Clips (Google is your friend) work well here in the UK - Check that they are plastic or rubber coated.

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Colin N.

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Thanks for all the suggestions. I never realized there were that many
options.
Fred

On Aug 17, 1:42*am, "Colin Nelson" wrote:
Zog The Undeniable wrote:
Gary Young wrote:
On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:03:52 -0700, Fred wrote:

I have a steel Schwinn Paramount with a steel front fork. *I wanted
to have eyelets welded onto the frame so I can carry panniers for
light touring. *Is this something a local welder can do or is it a
specialized job. *Where can I buy eyelets? Thanks
Fred

A lot of framebuilders would be reluctant to add eyelets that are
going to be bearing a load (eyelets for fenders are another matter).
Generally, eyelets for racks are part of the same forging (or
stamping or casting) as the rest of the dropout.

If you're talking about low-rider bosses, I'd agree - the fork has to
be designed for that sort of thing.

'P' Clips (Google is your friend) work well here in the UK - Check that they are plastic or rubber coated.

--
Colin N.

P clips work great for a rear rack and loaded rack top bag. P clips
at the bottom of the seatstays for the rack legs and P clips at the
top of the seatstays for the rack arms. I put electrical tape around
the frame tubes before putting on the plastic covered P clips.










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