Saturday, May 17, 2014

Building your own bike number holder

I love to tinker and build my own stuff.  Sometimes it works out, sometimes not.  But this time, I think I've got a good one.  First off, I don't like grime or sticky residue on my bike.  It must remain clean.  So sticking the bike number for races onto the frame eeks me out, as I know I'll be cleaning it off later.  Not any more.

Using the rear reflector mount and some mid stiffness plastic, I was able to create this beauty.  I drilled some holes in the plastic to reduce weight.  Overall it's very light at 20 grams and does the job perfectly.  Heck, it didn't move when I was doing 80 mph going home with the bike mounted on my truck.






In action