Tubus Swing OR Hoogar Faiv for Sus front panniers

[why_me]

hi all - i have a regular bike with front suspensions and would like to add front panniers
i have located 2 options with the Faiv being more expensive but i believe allowing the bags to sit lower.
does anyone have experience of either/both especially concerning height of bag and ride balance.

thanks for any feedback

 

[amaferanga]

What do you intend to do? Touring or commuting? If touring will it be on asphalt or rough roads?

Another option would be the offerings from Old Man Mountain - choice of low rider or one with a shelf. I have a Sherpa front rack and used it for several thousand miles touring on rough roads in Africa. It was the only rack I used that didn't break (my Tubus Logo rear rack broke). A mate has the low rider and it's equally impressive.

I've not heard of Faiv.

 

[why_me]

What do you intend to do? Touring or commuting? If touring will it be on asphalt or rough roads?

Another option would be the offerings from Old Man Mountain - choice of low rider or one with a shelf. I have a Sherpa front rack and used it for several thousand miles touring on rough roads in Africa. It was the only rack I used that didn't break (my Tubus Logo rear rack broke). A mate has the low rider and it's equally impressive.

I've not heard of Faiv.

thanks for the info - i will mainly be using on roads or dirt tracks - nothing to extreme. i was concerned about how the bike would handle with the racks for suspensioned forks causingthe bags to sit higher than usual.

 

[amaferanga]

For tracks I'd always recommend the shelf-type rack so the panniers sit a bit higher. I've had my OMM front rack well loaded up and I never had issues with handling. It feels different, but only takes a short time to adapt to it. With 2 front panniers loaded with mostly lighter stuff I doubt you'd notice a vast difference between shelf-type and low rider.

 

[why_me]

For tracks I'd always recommend the shelf-type rack so the panniers sit a bit higher. I've had my OMM front rack well loaded up and I never had issues with handling. It feels different, but only takes a short time to adapt to it. With 2 front panniers loaded with mostly lighter stuff I doubt you'd notice a vast difference between shelf-type and low rider.

many thanks for the feedback. I see you are in the UK - do you know of a european distributor for OMM? i looked at their site - if i see the pics right - the sherpa front sits on the hub and the suspension is above the fittings. i quite like the OMM (from net pics) because it doesn't have the damper of the tubus swing.

thanks to all for posting here - its a costly thing to buy and i don't want to get it wrong - so really appreciate all the feedback-

 

[why_me]

For tracks I'd always recommend the shelf-type rack so the panniers sit a bit higher. I've had my OMM front rack well loaded up and I never had issues with handling. It feels different, but only takes a short time to adapt to it. With 2 front panniers loaded with mostly lighter stuff I doubt you'd notice a vast difference between shelf-type and low rider.

thx again - i just got email from OMM with contact details for switzerland :-)

 

[amaferanga]

Carradice are the UK distributor for OMM racks.

 

[MontyVeda]

check out ebay before you buy new... I had my eye on the OMM front rack, but at £70+ was too expensive, had a look on ebay and found an unused one for £35 on Buy It Now.

you never know what people buy and don't use before bunging it on ebay.