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For the record the BLB rack is also a blatant rip-off of the rack that Pelago designed. And probably made cheaper too, if my previous experience with BLB parts are anything to go by.
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Yup - I don't think I'd buy another of those racks in a hurry. Didn't get the impression it was made with much love. It's cheaper than the Pelago but probably still overpriced, all things considered. That said, I definitely pushed it yesterday with the amount of stuff I carried home on it and it seemed to hold up fine, so I'm happy with it (for now)
yak
There seems to be a recurring theme of finding out things don't fit and then bending them until they do. Today I fitted a BLB T-rack which looked like a good option as it was similar to the Pelago rack I had my eye on but with the advantage of being cheaper and in stock locally.
Trying to work from home as much as possible but that involves picking up lots of materials to bring home to work on, so picking up a rack this morning, fitting it then loading it up with a load of stuff to take home seemed sensible. I got as far as assembling it before realising that BLB T-racks are categorically not made for 26" bikes with canti brakes:
It did come with plenty of options for attaching to the fork dropouts and fork crown but no arrangement seemed suitable. Luckily my place of work has a big steel vice and lots of tools to bend things with:
I'm pretty happy with it, it seems a lot sturdier for bigger loads than the black jtek one I had before (I've managed to break the same model of rack after loading up a basket doing the big shop). Plus it looks nice and has a little deelie for attaching the front dynamo light which is currently in the post. However the build quality isn't the most inspiring, plenty of dodgy welds and the stays needed a fair bit of straightening up.