Machine Shop, Recumbent Bicycling

Tour Easy: Another Rear Fender Bracket

All the work on Mary’s bike reminded me of the rear fender bracket I meant to install on mine, with more clearance for the strut stabilizing the under-seat packs:

Tour Easy Rear Fender Bracket - long setback - solid model - show
Tour Easy Rear Fender Bracket – long setback – solid model – show

Rather than glue a PETG filament snippet into a screw, I turned a little Delrin plug:

Tour Easy Rear Fender Bracket - screw insert
Tour Easy Rear Fender Bracket – screw insert

It’s ready for installation when I’m willing to put the bike up on the rack and pull the rear wheel:

Tour Easy Rear Fender Bracket - screw detail
Tour Easy Rear Fender Bracket – screw detail

That’s actually the second iteration for the screw, as the first suffered a lethal encounter with the Greater Shopvac. I know exactly where it is, but I’m not going there …

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