Tubus also do a Smarti rack which uses v-brake bosses.
There are also racks that use the QR and clamp on to the for (Axiom? On
chain reaction).
A decent rack will last for years and years and years.
Anyway, I thought yoy were goung to buy an electric bike and trailer for a generator.
The Physio told me (just a month ago) that I would be off the bike for at least another 6months and it was very unlikely that I would be able to cope with racing or single speed bikes any time soon. Thankfully she wasn't completely right. Although I wont be racing any time soon I am back riding!
Being a stubborn git I never stopped trying to ride. I found that provided I had a little bit of assistance on the hills I could cope with short rides. It was only when I tried to put any pressure on the pedals that I got into difficulties. Thus the stupid idea of an electric bike, something to give me that little bit of a hand getting the weight of a touring bike up a hill.
Since the post about the electric bike i've been out riding almost every day and i've got a lot stronger on the bike. I still need a crutch to walk any distance and I still can't get out of the saddle to pedal or mash a big gear, but I am slowly begining to be able to cope with general steady riding again. I'm now back up to about 50miles and thanks to a bunch of low gears I can spin my way up most climbs.
I'm still crying out to go cycle touring so i'm back to my daft idea of letting the train do most of the miles and just riding to/from the campsites from the train station(s), 20-50mile rides. I don't fancy trying to take a trailer on a train so i'm looking at panniers only. Thus I was looking at how easy it was to fit front panniers to my bike.
