Splash plate
The Pletscherplatte is a stamped sheet metal part on the bicycle frame .
It connects the two saddle struts or the struts of the bicycle frame and is usually welded to them. With standard frames it is used to attach the rear rim brake , the mudguard and the luggage rack .
Origin of name
It was named after the Pletscher brothers from Switzerland. Pletscher AG itself calls this component a multi-skin sheet .
Web links
- smolik-velotech.de
- Pletscherplatte at fahrradmonteur.de