Rack for front panniers

[MontyVeda]

Has anyone tried an Old Man Mountain rack?

I've got an Old Man Mountain front rack... it hangs off the brake bosses and skewers through the wheel hub. IMO, it's excellent, although I'm glad i didn't pay full price for one... it is worth every penny of the £45 i paid.

 

[CafGriff]

MontyVeda Darling!! ' ...
Brake bosses??!! Skewers??!! Be gentle with me? .... I'm NEW

 

[MontyVeda]

MontyVeda Darling!! ' ...
Brake bosses??!! Skewers??!! Be gentle with me? .... I'm NEW

hello CafGriff

basically, the rack fits on to existing brake fittings on the forks, and the skewer goes through the front wheel hub, where it attaches the wheel to the fork.... so you don't need a front fork with specific pannier fixing points

like this...

 

[CafGriff]

MontyVeda Darling!! ' ...
Brake bosses??!! Skewers??!! Be gentle with me? .... I'm NEW

 

[CafGriff]

A Picture certainly says a thousand words!!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Cat Griff, I think front panniers are a good and noble idea, balancing the weight on your bicycle will result in better handling and longer life for your back wheel. If you overload the back wheel, spokes are more likely to break on the cog side, necessitating removing the cog before replacing the spoke. Your tires will wear more evenly as well.
14 June 1942- If there is anything I've learned from cycling, and being descended from steelworkers and machinists, it is that there is nothing that cannot be accomplished, provided you have the proper fittings and hardware.

 

[CafGriff]

Cat Griff, I think front panniers are a good and noble idea, balancing the weight on your bicycle will result in better handling and longer life for your back wheel. If you overload the back wheel, spokes are more likely to break on the cog side, necessitating removing the cog before replacing the spoke. Your tires will wear more evenly as well.
14 June 1942- If there is anything I've learned from cycling, and being descended from steelworkers and machinists, it is that there is nothing that cannot be accomplished, provided you have the proper fittings and hardware.

Hey Gravity Aided. What a fab Blog U have!! I'll read more whne I have more time. Some more please!!

 

[Gravity Aided]

Have to be more diligent about posting, but not much to report. I'll probably have something this week, one way or another.