I use Trekking bars , they like your Albatross bars, take a MTB lever ,
offer more ways to hold on to change grip to keep numbness at a minimum.
Lowrider front racks don't interfere with brakes ,
nor would any that use the bolt that mounts the brakes on the fork, for its upper mount.
My V mounted brake comes from Magura, It's a Hydraulic rim brake.
in its 20th year of production in Germany, its a nice smooth modulation
and has dials in the lever to adjust them as you ride, if that's your choice..
only shortcoming is the snap in pad is unique to those brakes.
but they can be un snapped and rotated,
and you can pick out grit from the pad by removing the pad
without changing the adjustment.
Last edited by fietsbob; 01-28-11 at 02:59 PM.