Muddy Fox Pathfinder - freebie > commutourer

Meant to reply to @jr, soz.

The tyres on it there are 2.2 Specialized mtb tyres and they do rub the chain stays but could be okay with a 2.2 slick? Depends on brand, I guess.

My 2.15" slicks currently have around 3mm of clearance on each side I'd say? Hard to tell.

2.2" is only 1.27mm extra, so can't imagine slicks in this size will be a problem (depending on how much room you want to leave). Your 2.2" knobby tyres do look beefy and cool though. I also thought it was a shame I had to retire (heh) mine.

re front rack, how did you get around the crown mount and straddle cable issue?

Like this:

Though this has caused problems when the brake pads wore down, as you will need to pull the cable further to brake, resulting in the top of the straddle cable hitting the underside of the rack mount (preventing you from moving the brake pads further, i.e. braking properly).

I don't really have a solution for this currently. Best idea is probably to make a 'custom' rack mount, which goes under the straddle cable. After all, it's just a bent piece of steel with some holes.