Re: hub/fork/tubus rack questions

Posted by: amaferanga

Re: hub/fork/tubus rack questions - 04/07/06 04:16 PM

Originally posted by: berend

anyone ever toured with disc brake up front instead of canti/V brakes on rigid fork? are there too many forces at work? should i go with rigid fork/V-brake combo, or with shock/disc combo? i will have a pannier set up front, in other words weight. anyone have any experience with tubus swing rack, the one that is compatible with front suspension forks?


I've used a front mechanical disc (Avid BB7 with 203mm rotor) on a rigid fork (On-one Inbred Superlight fork) with an Old Man Mountain Sherpa rack. I'd say its an excellent set-up, though obviously with the OMM rack as with the Tubus Swing your bags are up high so its best not to put too much weight on the front, especially if your riding sandy roads.

I know only of one guy that has used the Tubus Swing and he seems to like it, but I think that the OMM Sherpa front rack is the best rack I've ever owned and though it is alu I don't think it will ever break. On my last trip I broke a Tubus Logo rear rack several times and though welding did work eventually, it was only possible because the breakages were at the dropout attachment eyes.