Functional bikes. Not Porn not Anti

did someone say Pizza Rack?

Is there a consensus regarding Carbon forks and front racks?

I have a carbon fork, disc brake, qr skewer, eyelets at the dropouts, mudguard mount at the "brake bridge", no lowrider mounts.

Can I mount a front rack on that? And if yes, which one and how?

On an unrelated note, my Nitto Campee front is on ebay now.
Not listed as shipping over here, but if someone were to identify themselves as from the forum, I might consider working the shipping charges a little...

Not really, i'm saying it works well for all situations

Like I am saying.

You're disagreeing about whether or not you're agreeing. #meta

I wouldn't use it for touring

BUT I WOULD!

;-) true. I wouldn't. But you could.

I just removed my pizza platform from my rawland and I don't see it coming back any time soon. Granted, it is super convenient to be able to just slap anything you'd like on it as you go, but I feel the bike is much more fun and nimble without it. Mostly imagination I guess. But that's something too.

I do need a way to bring my lunch pack though. I'll probably go for the rear on the front solution again.

I felt the same on my old Genesis CdF with the original fork, it can deal with the weight but it handle slower as a result making feel a little less fun to ride.

On my bike, Spotter's Pizza Rack™ actually enhanced the handling making it more fun to ride.

I was waiting for you to pipe up with that.

Same here I sold the soma Porteur as it was really heavy - way over a kilo when I weighed it if I remember right? and it made it really difficult to lock the bike up around town. Was fun for a time though

So having ran into the brake reach issue (resolved now) with 650b conversion made me read into centre pull brakes. Esp this article: http://velo-orange.blogspot.co.uk/2006/06/centerpulls-are-swell.html

Interesting stuff and basically very similar in design to shimano modern direct mounts except centre pull instead of side. Having used DA direct mounts I think they have more power and modulation than standard calipers the reason which now makes sense according to the VO article and other interweb reading.

csb etc

Why do you think I went for centerpull over cantilevers? my direct mount centerpull are almost as powerful as my disc brakes on a normal day, the distance from the pivot to the brake pads are quite short, less flex involved when modulated, the main reason why your Shimano direct mount brakes is quite effective.

Looking back you'll notice a fair number of components from the early 20th Century is making a comeback in the last decades.

A good example is the compact crankset, in the past they use crankset with a 16t jump (46/30 being the obvious one, 48/32 is widely use), nowadays they're called the compact (50/34) because it fit quite a broad range of riding style.

Lovely article read

Wait your Oak is center pull? The bike went up a notch in my book :)
I might get Rychtarski brazed on for center pulls if its possible (and cheap) .. do Dia Compe 610 work or do you have to have those nice but pricey Paul racers?

Just wait a while before you decided to modified the Rychtarski, spend all winter riding with the 42mm tyres and developed a thick skin from the ribbing of the club riders about it.

The Paul Racer use cantilever mount*, not centerpull, Dia Compe 610 required centerpull mount.

*to clarify, I mean the mount itself is the same as cantilever/v brakes, but positioned for centerpull.

Yep thats the plan; I had a rear brake-less ride yesterday around the block and loved the feel! There is temporary road surface atm where I live which didnt feel a thing compared to 80psi 25mm schwalbe one that I am riding everyday.

Yeah I know about the position as mentioned here: http://www.paulcomp.com/shared/instructions/racer.pdf

Paul come in 2 versions center pull and canti mount; the only difference is the back plate which is removable. Which is also interesting as Shimano direct mount and standard calipers are the same with a back plate

What straddle is that?

I have some tektro cantis, and the yoke has two screws that pinch the cable once you've set the 'center' balance on the arms, so that it pulls evenly.

Ive been wondering if this is needed, and if a yoke with a pulley like the one on those centerpull would allow the brakes to balance themselves?

You don't generally need to pinch the cable on the yoke, that's useful to ensure both pads move in evenly.

Usually there's a screw on both side that allow you to adjust both pads.

Paul come in 2 versions center pull and canti mount; the only difference is the back plate which is removable.

Both are canti mount, one just come with a back plate (which can be brought separately).

Why do you think I went for centerpull over cantilevers?

Because looks aside cantis are shit?

dunno man. mine stop me.

Mine too. Pretty sharpish too.

Performance compared to caliper brakes?

Set-up? Easy? Any extra bits to buy?

Do you not find they require regular attention to get them to work well?

I managed to get mine right on my Uncle John once I bought a fork mounted hanger, but my Dawes was an absolute bitch. After setting up some 6700s on my road bike and then some decor v-brakes on my bosses bike I came to the overall conclusion that asides from looks and clearance they're not really very functional.