Originally Posted by
azza_333
Thanks
cyccommute for all the photos, they actually answered most of my questions, Did you bend the rack the stay/s? if so are they hollow or solid titanium.
The stays are solid aluminum. They are just titanium in color. I bent them on the Moots. The Dean stays were factory bent but I did have to cut them shorter to fit. Cutting is easy.
Since that picture was taken, I’ve had rack fittings added to the bike and have a much less radical bend on the stay. I only have to use one stay (it fits my brake configuration better). Again, I bent it myself.
Although at this stage I cant even find a Tubus Airy in stock anywhere. I did look into having a custom TI rack made up, figured that would solve the availability issues, but I was quoted double to cost of an Airy, so that is my last resort.
Try
Rose Bikes out of Germany. The Airy has always been expensive but Rose sells them for a bit under other sellers. Shipping to the US wasn’t horrible. You can check the shipping cost by going through the checkout process.