Someone stole his bag by cutting the frame to get the lock off?
No-Toe4126 on
If you don’t want to incur costs or wait for better days. If the bars are hollow, put a piece in the tube with glue and glue and bring the other side of the luggage rack closer.
Head-Kale-5165 on
Anything can be welded but if it were me I’d go a cheaper DIY route (unless you can TIG weld aluminum, then welding is DIY but then you wouldn’t be asking for advice would you?). Get some aluminum/steel tubing with an internal diameter that is just slightly larger than the diameter of the rack and some JB Weld metal epoxy. Cut the tubing to be a little longer than the gap in the rack rail. You might need to tapper the rack rail a bit at each end where it is broken or you might be able to force them apart enough to slide the tubing over the end of them. Alternatively, you could split the tubing lengthwise into two pieces. Test fit the tube to make sure you can fit it in place first. Then mix some JB Weld and put it in the tubing and slip it in place. Wrap some tape around it to hold it in place while the epoxy sets.
RECAR77 on
pipe repair clamp?
virtue-quest on
How?!
No-Toe4126 on
Exactly try to straighten the edges of the tubes before any rapprochement. I’m happy for you that it’s a good solution
southwestmanchild on
If you don’t have access to a welder.
Have a small sleeve made with some drilled and tapped holes for some grub screws.
BBMTH on
If you just move the pannier down to the lower rail, I don’t think you even have to fix it for moderate loads.
HazyAmnesiac on
Depends on how much you value your time vs the price of new rack. That can be fixed for sure with some cutting, pipe on the inside or outside, and glue.
If new mount is cheap, it’s probably not worth it.
Personally, I think that looks like a fun job and relatively easy considering it isn’t going to be hold a heavy load.
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😳 how did that happen?
Was this broken or cut?
How did this happen?
Stolen bike…?
Someone stole his bag by cutting the frame to get the lock off?
If you don’t want to incur costs or wait for better days. If the bars are hollow, put a piece in the tube with glue and glue and bring the other side of the luggage rack closer.
Anything can be welded but if it were me I’d go a cheaper DIY route (unless you can TIG weld aluminum, then welding is DIY but then you wouldn’t be asking for advice would you?). Get some aluminum/steel tubing with an internal diameter that is just slightly larger than the diameter of the rack and some JB Weld metal epoxy. Cut the tubing to be a little longer than the gap in the rack rail. You might need to tapper the rack rail a bit at each end where it is broken or you might be able to force them apart enough to slide the tubing over the end of them. Alternatively, you could split the tubing lengthwise into two pieces. Test fit the tube to make sure you can fit it in place first. Then mix some JB Weld and put it in the tubing and slip it in place. Wrap some tape around it to hold it in place while the epoxy sets.
pipe repair clamp?
How?!
Exactly try to straighten the edges of the tubes before any rapprochement. I’m happy for you that it’s a good solution
If you don’t have access to a welder.
Have a small sleeve made with some drilled and tapped holes for some grub screws.
If you just move the pannier down to the lower rail, I don’t think you even have to fix it for moderate loads.
Depends on how much you value your time vs the price of new rack. That can be fixed for sure with some cutting, pipe on the inside or outside, and glue.
If new mount is cheap, it’s probably not worth it.
Personally, I think that looks like a fun job and relatively easy considering it isn’t going to be hold a heavy load.
Seems very sus. Did you buy a stolen bike?