Front rack suggestions

Just mounted the Pelago Commuter Rack.

There are four problems that everyone with a tight track frame with short rake will have to deal with:

Problem 1: the lower adaptor messes with the fork blades - I had to file out quite a bit to make it work, and even then, I had to mount them at a angle, I couldn't use them horizontally as intended. See second image below.

Problem 2: both upper adaptors are not reaching down to the fork crown enough if you have tight forks, I had to bend it downwards at an angle to make it work. See first image.

Problem 3: an issue closely connected to problem 2 - you have a long-hole in the upper adaptors for the brake mount. That long-hole can become dangerous in a tight-fork setting, because when there is a heavy load pushing on the rack from the top, it could happen that the upper adaptor is pressed downwards due to the long-hole and interfers with the tyre, which could lead to accidents. Because of that, I have cut-off the upper adaptor the end (while fixing problem 2) and drilled just a 6mm hole instead of the long-hole. Now I still have 2mm clearance at 7bar tyre pressure, and it won't be able to come any closer.

Problem 4: minor problem: the spacers for the brake are too large. I had to file them off at two sides so they did not interfere with the tyre and the headset. And I had to add 1 washer because they were not thick enough (but that's alright, the extra washer works fine)

So all in all, it took quite a while to mount this in a way that looks good, is rock-solid and safe. But I am still happy because I like the fact very much that it's stainless steel, especially as I had to hurt the black power-coat with my drill/file as outlined.

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