Touring - Tubus tara and top rack

Hi fellows
I am thinking to mount a top rack on my tubus tara like in this picture

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/page/pic/?o=1&pic_id=682844&size=large&v=1
But this one is very expensive in Germany, any advice to an alternative front rack.I already tried with the racktime topit http://www.bikebagshop.com/racktime-topit-front-rack-p-1614.html and didnt work on my bike because of my magura HS 11 brakes (was not possible to open it with the rack on)
Thanks
regards

surly nice, jandd extreme, ird lhasa ?

Nashbar.com sells a very inexpensive front rack, normally for $16 but now on sale for $9. Not sure if they would ship to Germany, but a similar low-cost rack might be available from European shops. Some of the British on-line shops have wide selections of racks.

http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product_10053_10052_167593_-1___202601

By the way, I have the Nitto rack (or similar model) shown in your first link. It is nice rack, but doesn't hold much as it's only about 10 cm wide x 21 cm long. Salsa Cycles includes a slightly larger rack with their Casseroll sport touring bike; perhaps they would sell the rack separately.

Soma Cycles also sells a relatively inexpensive front rack for about $30.

http://store.somafab.com/somialfrra.html

I wonder if the Salsa Minimalist rack would work?

I wonder if the Salsa Minimalist rack would work?

The Salsa Minimalist rack will work. I have one mounted on my Salsa Down Under front rack. The problem is you can't get any until the end of May, maybe. I got the last one Freeze Thaw had in stock. Apperently they only make them once a year and when they are gone they are gone. I love mine. I didn't like the Nashbar rack. Functional enough for day trips but not enough for multi day trips. Still what do you want for $13 dollars shipped. I am sure Nashbar will ship to Germany. Call if the webpage dosn't display something. Even at $9 after shipping the cost may prohibitive.

Humor me. Isn't what you are talking about the Duo (http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/tubus_racks.asp#Duo) not the Tara (http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/tubus_racks.asp#Tara)?

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this ones surly nice, jandd extreme, ird lhasa will not work with tubus,the nashbar is for the brakes not working with magura brakes,the minimalist I only read bad reviews online and now the made a recall of the minimalist,maybe will work the soma mini alloy or the pletcher athlete 2 b http://www.amazon.de/dp/B0078L4XL6/?smid=A11IVEQWLZ21L6&tag=mainseek-new-21&linkCode=asn&creative=6742&camp=1638&creativeASIN=B0078L4XL6

Yes I understand, the Magura Rim hydraulic brakes are excellent,
but for the less informed, to pull/install, an inflated tire,
You have to remove
one of the calipers/slave cylinders.
there is a Quick release mounting bolt,to facilitate this.

So a front top of the wheel rack that mounts on the same
boss, mid fork, as the low rider rack is a good idea..
instead of the Both canti/V brake bosses, type..

In the midst of a tour when I passed thru Newcastle, Northern England
I got a small rack fabricated quickly by the folks at M Steel /Joe Waugh,
bike makers , there..

so you may find a bike fabricator to make one for you, as well ..
OP being in Germany , should be able to find a shop to knock one out
somewhere near where they live..

Have something fabricated for you.. then you can have features added ..
Light bracket, additional tie down points , a bit wider, become choices.

I've never understood the need for hydraulic rim brakes. Std Vees seem to work pretty darn good, and if you need more, I'd move to a Avid BB7 disc brake, which is still mechanical, no cylinders/line/fluid/special lever required.


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this ones surly nice, jandd extreme, ird lhasa will not work with tubus
Not to work WITH Tara, but as a substitute for Tara plus some other platform add-on rack.

The magura brakes were on my bike when I gott it and I only want to add some plattform not replace the tubus

333 has not ridden a Bike with a set of Magura's Hydro Stop brakes on them , obviously.