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Homemade U-lock rack support
On Monday, August 13, 2018 at 7:10:51 PM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 8/13/2018 1:29 PM, Joerg wrote: On 2018-08-13 08:27, Tanguy Ortolo wrote: Frank Krygowski, 2018-08-13 17:11+0200: Nice. If the appearance was bothersome, you could use a black tube held in place with black zip ties. Black tube, yes, if I can find some, but I only ever saw white tube in hardware stores. Black zip ties, no, bad idea, as they let the tube slide on the sides. I would rather use some black tape. Zip ties are also bad in terms of reliability. It seems UV rays embrittle them and then they just fall off. A while ago I chased and stopped an MTB rider whose rear brake hose had come loose because of that and was chafing on the rear wheel. Luckily I always have a snippet of wire in my tool kit. Zip ties, too, but those only for temporary fixes. Hmm. Well, I suppose that failure is possible, but: My wife has some wire baskets filled with flowers hanging from a steel balcony railing that I fabricated long ago. I attached those baskets using black zip ties at least three years ago, IIRC. Those are in full sun for about half the day. They're still fine. I suppose I could pass out helmets to people sitting in the patio below the balcony... -- - Frank Krygowski The idea is to run a telephone like behind you. Then if you have any problems you can call for help even when you're out of cell phone contact. |
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