A low rider rack that uses the upper eyelets: https://www.rivbike.com/collections/racks/products/nitto-marks-hub-area-rack-with-hoop-mf2-20236
A traditional style rack that uses the upper eyelets and holds front panniers low: https://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/racks-decaleurs/campeur-front-rack.html A traditional inspired rack that uses the upper eyelets with the added benefit of removable low rider racks: http://store.somafab.com/nicafr65tora.html Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Monday, September 25, 2017 at 7:37:50 AM UTC-7, Eamon Nordquist wrote: > > Does anybody know of a low rider front rack that mounts using top/forward > eyelets at the dropout? The Tubus Tara is nearly perfect, but it uses the > same eyelet meant for fender mounting, providing its own spot for fender > mounting. There are two things I dislike about this. Attaching a fender > requires a nut, as the rack's mounting point is not threaded. If you remove > the rack, your stays don't reach the eyelets on the fork. I would love to > be able to independently remove or add the rack without messing with my > fenders - preferably with just one Allen wrench. > > I understand why manufacturers use the fender mounting point - not all > bikes have double eyelets at the dropout. Still, I find it irritating. I > suppose a custom rack would be the solution, but I wonder if a Tubus Tara > could be modified to use the upper eyelets. > > Eamon > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
