Originally Posted by
wahoonc
I have another Giant, Iguana that I have converted to expedition touring use, it has Jandd Extreme/Expedition racks.
+1 on the Jandd Extreme/Expedition racks. Very solid racks. The Expedition rear rack is very long so you can place panniers well back of your heels. The only quibbles I have with them are:
- The racks only come with a black finish, which is easily scratched. This is mainly an issue with the pannier hooks. But some people are annoyed by this sort of thing. I just touch them up with a sharpie every now an again
- The Extreme rack in the front required some fiddling around to position how I wanted on my LHT. It also leaves very little room to spare above the tire (the stock Continental 700x37) and my fender is jammed right against the rack. If I were to buy it again, I would get the Extreme Tall Boy for the front, which has another inch and a half clearance (there is also an Expedition Tall Boy for the rear, but I have tons of clearance with the regular rack).