Front rack suggestions

My velo vitality rack didn't have different fittings for 26" wheels (Or i didn't spot them) just two mount points on the rack itself.

I spotted these the other day - don’t suppose you’ve seen one in the flesh? They’re not the prettiest of racks, but if they’re not made of breadsticks I’d be tempted.

@nomes has bought one. Whether she has fitted it to her bike, I do not know.

Decathlon racks are all heavy as fuck, guaranteed.

@jacktr10 How did this one turn out? I'm thinking of ordering it for my straggler...

I think it's a great rack. Had it on my Tour De Fer. However, I tried to by from ridewill.it and they ended up not being in stock in the end ... :(

Still haven't managed to find a place that does have them ...

@SafariSeal @TeamSketch420 Very happy with it - quality is great. Only weirdness was that it didn't come with any bolts to connect the stanchions to the rack, or to connect the rack to the frame. But I just used some that I had lying around...

@krj sorry didn't reply to your message - yes it fits 26".

Hope this helps!

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I think I posted pics of it on my straggler in this thread some years back - I had to do some bending and some spacing to get it to fit mine (52cm frame)

Thinking about pizza racking the Inbred.

It has big-legged carbon forks, no brake hole drilling, QR skewer, as below:

Any suggestions?

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Google Photos never fucking works. Picasa and the old system they had was loads better. Now?

big p clips on the fork blades and drill the crown

Assuming you're thinking pizza rack for platform + panniers, wouldn't you be better off with something that does that but that doesn't need mid-fork mounts?

drill the crown

No

I was thinking pizza rack for pizzas. It's my pub/shopping bike and it'd be cool to keep some stuff flat and shopping off my back (until I get a cargo bike).

I was kinda thinking axle mounted rack with some kind of oversized clamps that would work around the top of the fork legs.

Leo over at D'menor bikes maybe be able to sort you with something. I don't think there are many OTP solutions for racks like you mentioned. I think mine set me back £80 when I got my CETMA copy.

https://www.instagram.com/dmenorbikes/?hl=en

Alternatively you may be able to do something with this https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/front-bike-rack-500/_/R-p-168780?mc=8487144

I see zip ties in my future.

pretty much everything relys on a drilled hole there, your other option is

https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/forks/thorn-tandem-26-inch-disc-fork/

Yeah I was trying to think if there’s anything that doesn’t use the crown hole. I think I saw something that used axles/axle mounts and also Mid fork mounts but that seems stupid now I think about it plus it’s no help here.

Bugger. I'd rather spend the money on

I wouldn’t trust P-clips to not wear through the clear coat on the carbon legs anyway.

Might be new fork time...

Better than than zip ties, having a a rack accident you want everything to be super secure.

Rack seems unlikely unless you can track down a Cetma 5 rail or one of the similar racks by the guy mentioned above as these mount at the axle and handlebars. Risk that your fork ends are too beefy for it.

Other option could be a short Wald basket? Might fit a pizza in there... https://waldsports.com/store/front-baskets/257gb-black-ewalds-multi-fit-front-rack/

Yeah, good point. Front wheel little more reeeeskeeee

Hmm, what about one of those seatpost racks for MTBs? The ones that have no struts so they can work with rear suspension. Not the same load carrying but easier to fit/remove and if it falls off probably not gonna kill me.

No QR: "The legs are to be mounted to bolt on front axles or to fork eyelets."