Recently I experienced some discomfiture when I realized the Salsa Wanderlust rear rack would not fit on a Surly Long Haul Trucker. Because the top platform was so long and extended so far forward it actually came into contact with the seat stays, making it impossible to mount the rack so that the top platform Read More
In an earlier post I talked about cable actuated disc brakes on the Long Haul Trucker. Surly rolls out bikes in new colors each year (or so). They continue to sell bikes in the previous year's colors until they are gone. For 2014 the new Disc Trucker color is burgundy. We just finished this bike Read More
The Bike Touring News Store has Old Man Mountain racks! Designed and made in Santa Barbara, CA. Old Man Mountain has a rack for almost any bike including full suspension mountain bikes and fat bikes. Here's an Adventure Cyclist Story from 2004. It describes the genesis of the company, the owner's background and some of Read More
So called "low rider" racks are popular for carrying panniers on the front of the bike. We have already gone over the Nitto Campee rack and the Nitto M-12-2 rack. Axiom makes the Journey DLX Lowrider and Salsa sells the Down Under rack. Both are made of tubular aluminum. The Salsa rack is similar to Read More
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