yashicamat
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- Macclesfield, Cheshire
Evening all,
I'm looking to buy a front rack and some panniers for my Surly LHT. Last tour I had everything crammed into two rear panniers, which on reflection wasn't ideal at all.
There seems to be a bit of a minefield on front racks . . . I'm assuming that a "low rider" is one where the panniers mount lower down, as opposed to the top of the pannier being above the wheel top? I'm also assuming it's a low rider that is the one that would be better to go for?
The forks have mounting points on both the outside and inside at midfork and at the end near the hub, but currently the latter have the outside mounts occupied by the mudguards . . . would that be a case of a longer bolt to mount it, or could the inside mount holes be utilised somehow?
As for panniers, I think they'll be easier to decide on, I'm assuming that they all fit to the different types of front rack?
Sorry there's a good few questions, just has my head spinning a bit this.
Cheers
Rob
I'm looking to buy a front rack and some panniers for my Surly LHT. Last tour I had everything crammed into two rear panniers, which on reflection wasn't ideal at all.
There seems to be a bit of a minefield on front racks . . . I'm assuming that a "low rider" is one where the panniers mount lower down, as opposed to the top of the pannier being above the wheel top? I'm also assuming it's a low rider that is the one that would be better to go for?
The forks have mounting points on both the outside and inside at midfork and at the end near the hub, but currently the latter have the outside mounts occupied by the mudguards . . . would that be a case of a longer bolt to mount it, or could the inside mount holes be utilised somehow?
As for panniers, I think they'll be easier to decide on, I'm assuming that they all fit to the different types of front rack?
Sorry there's a good few questions, just has my head spinning a bit this.
Cheers
Rob