Looks fairly similar to the Klickfix system that Swift uses for their 
Paloma bag:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/bluelug/sets/72157643588376734/

Maybe there's some compatibility there, not sure.

KJ


On Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 4:01:58 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote:
>
> Nitto makes a front rack called the F-15.  It clamps to the 26.0mm part of 
> your drop bars and it's a u shaped support around the perimeter of a 
> handlebar bag.  Rivendell stocks that rack and has 13 of them in stock as 
> of 9/22/16.  Various bag makers offer a bag to fit that rack.  There is a 
> Sackville model that Riv also has in stock, but they only have two of the 
> bags.  
>
> http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/r8.htm?CartID=6
>
> My plug is for the rack itself.  It's astonishingly nice.  It looks like 
> it should be super floppy but it's surprisingly solid for a typical 
> handlebar bag application.  If you own, or ever think you might own a 
> typical 'road bike', that doesn't have much in the way of attachment points 
> for a normal front rack, the old F-15 is a fantastic option.  I'm running 
> mine on a Black Mountain Cycles road bike.  Not only is it way lighter and 
> way less expensive than a traditional rack + decaleur setup, but it puts 
> the handlebar bag in exactly the same place relative to the handlebars no 
> matter which bike I put it on.  
>
> In my opinion, anybody in the habit of setting up various bikes with 
> various bags should have an F-15 laying around, hence the plug.  Riv has 13 
> of the racks but only 2 of the bags to fit it.  Riv is selling the rack for 
> $78.  The other two online US vendors that have the F-15 rack in stock are 
> asking $95 and $120 for it.  Now's a good time to buy an F-15 rack, (it's 
> like picking up free money at $78) and treat yourself to a bag to fit it 
> when one comes up for sale, or have Ruthworks make you a custom to match 
> your bike.  
>
> Bill Lindsay
> El Cerrito, CA
>

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