Craven pannier fittings,
My bike was once fitted with a craven set sometime in the sixties similar to the set shown in Forty Years On--Misc article no.6 ...............but mine has not been used for a very long time. It is now prepared and ready to fit again and comprises of two long stays that connect to the nose of seat and support the front of the rack and two short stays that go from the rear of the rack to about 4" down from the rear those long stays. There appears to be two brackets missing that originally supported the rear of the carrier and were attached to the lifting handle stays. If anyone has this type it would be much appreciated if the rear support lifting handle brackets could be measured and the place that they attach to the rear of the carrier noted, so that I can manufacture the missing ones correctly as they must move to a certain extent with the suspension. And should there be bushes in the fixing holes? Thanks.
Col.
My bike was once fitted with a craven set sometime in the sixties similar to the set shown in Forty Years On--Misc article no.6 ...............but mine has not been used for a very long time. It is now prepared and ready to fit again and comprises of two long stays that connect to the nose of seat and support the front of the rack and two short stays that go from the rear of the rack to about 4" down from the rear those long stays. There appears to be two brackets missing that originally supported the rear of the carrier and were attached to the lifting handle stays. If anyone has this type it would be much appreciated if the rear support lifting handle brackets could be measured and the place that they attach to the rear of the carrier noted, so that I can manufacture the missing ones correctly as they must move to a certain extent with the suspension. And should there be bushes in the fixing holes? Thanks.
Col.