Nearly told my new bike accessory to 'rack-off'!

[Orange]

Two hours, cursing, assemmbling, dis-assembling and re-assembling a new rack. Must have put on every component at least twice, back-to-front, the wrong way around before getting it 'rightish'. The written instructions were worthless and the diagram of little extra help.

Totop it off my new rack-bag was delivered on Saturday when we were out and so is now at the loacal sorting office until tomorrow. I'm sure it will be worth it when I can get that sweaty rucksack off my bag.

 

[I like Skol]

Racks are great. I am a big fan of a nice rack.

 

[vickster]

LBS fitted mine for free while I had a coffee Bought rack bag today, slipped on nice and easy

 

[Cyclopathic]

Racks are great. I am a big fan of a nice rack.

Decent headlamps are also a good thing and to get yourself noticed hooters are useful.

 

[potsy]

Toying with the idea of putting a proper rack on my CX bike, currently use a seatpost one which can move about a bit on rough trails.
Would need a disc specific one though.

 

[vickster]

There is a disc specific version of the Topeak one I got http://www.wiggle.co.uk/topeak-super-tourist-dx-fdisc-rear-rack

 

[potsy]

There is a disc specific version of the Topeak one I got http://www.wiggle.co.uk/topeak-super-tourist-dx-fdisc-rear-rack

Thanks, I have also put this one on my wishlist-

 

[Orange]

LBS fitted mine for free while I had a coffee Bought rack bag today, slipped on nice and easy

 

[vickster]

To be fair, I paid more for the rack than if I had bought it online - but I have all my fingers still

 

[I like Skol]

Toying with the idea of putting a proper rack on my CX bike, currently use a seatpost one which can move about a bit on rough trails.
Would need a disc specific one though.

Do you need a disc specific one? I got away with a standard rack as the brake caliper is wedged in between the chain and seat stay. Where is the rear brake caliper bolted on your bike?

 

[Monkspeed]

I got the Topeak Supertourist DX from hellfrauds the other day. It fitted like a complete dream, I don't believe it because, like the OP these things always go against the grain for me. all I had to do was bend the ends of the supports such a tiny amount, it even cleared my brake cable.

Me happy

 

[Browser]

Can personally reccomend the Super Tourist DX, have one myself together with the MTX trunk bag and they have taken everything I and the UK weather can throw at them and come back like a Glesgae hardman ("Is that the bes' ye' can dae?")

 

[potsy]

Do you need a disc specific one? I got away with a standard rack as the brake caliper is wedged in between the chain and seat stay. Where is the rear brake caliper bolted on your bike?

Not where yours is
The stays on the guardshave been bent to fit, so could maybe do the same but for the sake of £2 I'll get the proper one

 

[Crankarm]

That Super tourist DX rack is not good engineering - creating a 90 degree cast foot onto which you load a lot of weight. Now that's a good idea ........... And it seems some of you have been trying to bend it or the stay to try to get it to fit better. It will eventually crack and fail due to vibration. The solution is to get a bike without disc brakes or one where the rear brake caliper is mounted forward of the seat stay and above the corresponding non drive chain stay. Or make yourself a stainless steel 3-4mm mounting plate to clear the rear brake caliper. Simples.

 

[Headgardener]

Decent headlamps are also a good thing and to get yourself noticed hooters are useful.

I'm still trying to think of a suitable reply to this without upseting the ladies of this parish.