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Nope c'est comme le tiens, fourche carbone pattes alu pivot acier.
Check flic air 4 moar pics ;)

It would have been idea to get a pannier that allow you to move it away from your heels.

I think he did/it does.

Just fcking ride it.

#hokesheels #poschain #whathokedidnext #idreamoftyres

I would personally use the mounts on the frame, possibly with some adapters if you need to move the rack up and back a bit.

Much less "system overlap" then, therefore less to go wrong and as has been pointed out, easier puncture repair.

With my Path Racer v.2 I am putting a rack on the front- laptop, shirt, pair of pants for the carrying of.

I'm never stop dreaming about tyre!

This will probably end up the case, which is annoying as I do like the rack is a lower rear position, but I guess in case function over form will have to take priorities.

If youre after a more elegant solution (duh of course you are) the 'logo' rack by tubus is designed with heel clearance in mind, and no adaptors are required.

Summer will see this go fixed with a front rack, just waiting on the front rack before I get round to it.
Then in autumn- 1x9/10/11 speed with drops for CX fun/ moar commuting.
Been riding it a fair bit over the worst two weather days, so much fun to be had.

The only reason I didn't choose tubus, as the only model I believed that would have worked on my bike was the fly and the problem was that it could only hold up to 18kg, whilst the axiom could take up to 50kg, which would come in handy if I ever go touring and need to carry more stuff.

If you're carrying more than 18kg on the rear you're doing it wrong, 50kg would basically make your tour a ride from hell.

I'm still learning, but you have a point, at the moment the bike weighs a bloody tone, anymore I probably will kill myself.

@7Üp you think tubus fly evo would fit my disc brake bike?

Nah it wouldn't. I did an on/off road 10 day tour with rear panniers and a duffle, and had to carry another guys panniers too for a while. The Tubus didn't budge and the bike handled fine, the rear spokes needed adjustment after though!

Sure it'd be a good idea to spread the load, but people have carried huge loads on the back and travelled the world without problem. They certainly didn't have rides from hell either!

Also bear in mind the weight limits are usually for dead, stationary weight. When you hit a bump or drop a kerb, the effective weight increases. Over time or rough treatment, the max load could still break a rack.

That said, I doubt HoKe actually needs a 50kg max rack though, even for touring.

@HoKe I wouldn't have a clue mate, but I suspect not without an adaptor like you have there. All I know the is that Tubus are great racks, and the Logo has set back lower rails for heel clearance and balance. After checking compatibility, you'd still need the adaptor to clear the discs tho.

Your bike probably still weighs less than 2/3 of mine ;)

18kg is fuckload heavy.

For reference, my touring bike with fat tyres, a pair of pannier, and handlebar bag weight less than 18kg.

Go Tubus, they're the best for a reason, and ridiculously light (The Fly is the lightest).

Which Fly would fit my nature boy (there website doesn't say much)

It can use the adaptor Tubus sell separately (but can mount your bike without adaptor using your actual mount), the Fly Evo however is not designed for it.

You're either obsessed with making sure the big is light enough at the same time obsessed with making it as heavy as the Hire Bike.

Sure it'd be a good idea to spread the load, but people have carried huge loads on the back and travelled the world without problem.

Depend on what you mean by without problem, as spoke breakaway was a common problem with the rear-only tourer, and punctures.

Well yeah, but that's par for the course. I just don't like seeing people told they cant tour or whatever just because it isn't an optimum setup.

I'm just trying to picture what you took with you that added up to 50kg - you implied that much.

I can carry 12Kg on the back of my light tourer, which I've done going touring in Scotland (much pothole)

If you have the £££ may as well put loading capabilities on the front. (low riders, front rack that enables carrying bags, mine has the braze-ons for it) to ensure the bicycle stays stable and "grounded"

Then it becomes a case of "how much KG before frame/fork get a tad flexy" that's 25KG according to the official specs for mine, but who knows, it could be 50 ;)

The best way to carry weight on the front is with a postmans bike style rack.
Ie: mounted to the headtube, not the fork/bars. It affects the steering wayyy less.

Then again its pretty hard to make a rack like that which doesn't weigh a ton.

:-) Stoked for me.

What's this, Jake..? Been keeping this one quiet :-)

He's had a thread for 2 years mate

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/239010/?offset=300#comment12375086

Hmmmm....