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- London
The Fly is excellent. Not cheap but will last. With two small panniers on it is actually possibly to fit a fair bit of stuff on the top crossways - two small drybags for instance. In fact apart from a full on race machine for competition use I can't understand anyone not fitting something like a Fly (cheaper similar things are available) to their bike if they don't want a full on rack. It is very elegant - remarkably attaches at a single point at the seatpost and can still carry a fair whack of stuff.
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
^This. I have two.
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- London
not going to contact you vociferously on the sly
not my way. I have had so much weight on top of a fly (on a ride London to Cambridge and back) that, stupidly lifting the bike by its new seat to carry it down some steps, I broke the seat.My Fly is now on its second bike. Am pretty sure that it will outlive me.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
I'm hoping to get my hands on a Tailfin rack soon - been trying to get hold of it for ages but it's new and they've had production problems. It's really designed for bikes that don't have standard rack mounts, so probably not really what you're looking for, but I'm intrigued by it.
Main downside of it is that it's designed specifically to use with their own matching bags - although you can get an adapter to fit standard pannier bags. No means of fitting a bag to the top of the rack either.
https://www.tailfin.cc
Main downside of it is that it's designed specifically to use with their own matching bags - although you can get an adapter to fit standard pannier bags. No means of fitting a bag to the top of the rack either.
https://www.tailfin.cc
GrumpyGregry
Here for rides.
My fly carries a racktop bag on occassion...
I decided against a fly because the top bit isn't very wide and my preferred carrying thing is a rack-top-bag. It looked like I couldn't put a rack bag on top of it.
Back on topic, I have a Tubus something-or-other that isn't in the least bit minimalist.
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- London
To be honest, despite it's general wonderfulness, I can only put stuff on top of it when there are panniers either side to help support it.
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- London
That's bonkers. Presumably for folk who like to travel light without that extra bit of metal. Or a light. Am amazed that someone as practical as Tubus would do that. All my tubus racks have light mounts. You have just of course identified another good reason for a rack - helps the very sound system of having two rear lights.
Your choice is furious though. The Cosmo and Fly are very different racks.
Your choice is furious though. The Cosmo and Fly are very different racks.
Kind of, but both fitted what I wanted. Stainless and the fitting of two panniers. I would of preferred the fly but no light mount is silly so went with the fly.
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
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- The Red Enclave
You could attach a light to the Fly using one of these:
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/lighting-spares/hebie-arc-j82s-sl-universal-rack-fitting-light-bracket/
(this is what I use to attach a light to a Carradice Bagman support)
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/lighting-spares/hebie-arc-j82s-sl-universal-rack-fitting-light-bracket/
(this is what I use to attach a light to a Carradice Bagman support)
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Kind of? Furious should of course have read "curious" but praps you ignored the F word to steer away from a possible poisonous interjection from the forum politics bit.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
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[QUOTE 5124715, member: 45"]I've used the Tortec one linked to below in the past, and it's decent. Before I go for a other one I wondered whether anyone else had a recommendation. Black, light, minimalist.
Thanks
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Tortec-Tou...LXT9aQXIXA8-g-bn5T0OQEkCOm26YLhoaAvyQEALw_wcB[/QUOTE]
For that price and weight I might go for one to replace the Tortec expedition I have for the Rourke.
Thanks
https://www.tredz.co.uk/.Tortec-Tou...LXT9aQXIXA8-g-bn5T0OQEkCOm26YLhoaAvyQEALw_wcB[/QUOTE]
For that price and weight I might go for one to replace the Tortec expedition I have for the Rourke.
I guessed you meant curious.Kind of? Furious should of course have read "curious" but praps you ignored the F word to steer away from a possible poisonous interjection from the forum politics bit.
