Bianchi Volpe racked out…

bwa, nice racks! 😉 sorry…

anyhow! got the JANDD Extreme and Expedition racks on the Bianchi Volpe, as well as some new Shimano M530 SPD pedals, looking slick!

Ortleibs for the rear come later in the week.
-peter

2011.08.29
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Anonymous

oh, going to snip that extra bit of mount for the seat stays off when i get a chance, i was just being lazy today…Â
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Greg

Great looking photos! What is the wrap on the top tube and seat tube?
- peterlombardi
  
  Hey Greg, It’s the “Portage Strap” from Walnut Studio in Portland, OR.
  
  You can click the link on the right hand side of my blog and it’ll take you right too them, let them know Peter Lombardi sent you :)Â
  
  They’re happy to do custom sizes and have a ton of leather tints available.Â Geoffrey and Valerie are both wonderful to deal with.
  
  And thank you for the compliments 🙂
  - Greg
    
    Â Sweet! Thanks for the link!
    - peterlombardi
      
      Happily 🙂 Love to support small businesses
Paul

I know this is a bit dated, but I’m looking for a rear rack for my Volpe. Is that piece that goes from the rack to frame near the rear brake part of the Expedition rack parts, or did you have to find it somewhere else? Is it one of the extenders from the Jandd site, which size?
How did you like the rack on your Volpe?
Thanks.
- peterlombardi
  
  No worries about it being dated Paul 🙂 I still reminisce about the Volpe often.
  
  The mount is just the standard “Rack Extender” from Jandd, they came with the racks when I purchased them new. I eventually hacked them off at the mid point, if you look at the link below you’ll see there is a central span between the outer edges.
  http://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FEXT
  
  They work fine, but if I were going to buy a new set of mounts I’d go with something like these Tortec fittings, they’re more like my favorite racks, Tubus, and they should work fine with the Jandd. Black or Silver.
  http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/tortec-rear-rack-fittings-kit-prod27021/
  
  The rack was great though, really, really sturdy, I’d definitely recommend it.
  -peter

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Bianchi Volpe racked out…