I judged the entries by how they incorporated the mandatory design features outlined on the Oregon Manifest site: -Anti-Theft System -Fender System -Lighting System -Load System -Free-Standing Under Load (While Parked) System With a heavy bias toward integration, quality of execution and aesthetics. In no particular order, I thought these bikes were outstanding. YiPsan Bicycles Read More
Made for use with Tubus racks, the Tubus Quick Release Adaptermakes it possible to mount a rack securely on a bike without threaded braze on tabs at the dropouts. The package comes with two brackets meant to be attached to the lower two bolt holes on Tubus racks. The supplied skewer is then threaded through Read More
(NOTE 10/31/2016: Racktime no longer has a distributor in the USA) (NOTE 11/12/14: Since this review, Sky King has used these panniers a several trips and the performance was most excellent.) This is not really a review- I have not had a chance to actually use the Racktime Travel-It panniers yet- more like my impressions Read More
We just received the Tour-It rack and the Travel-It front and Travel-It rear panniers from Racktime for the Bike Touring News Store. Ortlieb, Tubus and Racktime all come from the same company with the Racktime products intended for those who don't want to pay Ortlieb and Tubus prices. Naturally, as with any new gear, I Read More
Jon Littleford makes custom touring bikes in Portland, OR with an emphasis on durability and usefulness. Where have I heard that before? Now I realize, after looking at these photos that I may have missed some details on this bike like the routing of the rear brake housing..is it actually inside the rack tube? Have Read More
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