carbon fork + front rack + commuting?
12-04-07, 11:17 AM
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carbon fork + front rack + commuting?
is this a recipe for disaster, or only if i'm stupid about over-loading the front rack? i don't actually have the fork yet, so i'm not sure what i'm going to choose. the rack is a cetma 5 rail.
12-04-07, 11:20 AM
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Use an Old Man Mountain Cold Springs front rack and you'll have no issues at all. I have two and they are great racks.....
The Sherpa front rack also looks nice and it is less expensive.
BTW - OMM will provide free mounting hardware for any unusual applications. Just call them and tell them what your fork is and they'll sort you out. Very helpful guys!....
12-04-07, 11:33 AM
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12-04-07, 11:59 AM
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But if he has a carbon fork it will offset the weight of the rack. It's a zero sum game in the world of cycling
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12-04-07, 11:59 AM
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Carbon rides nice.
Are you looking for a carbon fork with lowrider eyelets? I know the exist on some complete bikes but I haven't seen them sold seperately.
As long as it's of the overbuilt cycloros/mountain/touring variety you should be fine. But no clamps.
Are you looking for a carbon fork with lowrider eyelets? I know the exist on some complete bikes but I haven't seen them sold seperately.
As long as it's of the overbuilt cycloros/mountain/touring variety you should be fine. But no clamps.
12-04-07, 12:10 PM
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Carbon rides nice.
I must have awakened on the retro-grouch side of the bed this morning or something.
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12-04-07, 12:17 PM
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If one was so foolish as to attach a front rack to both the handlebar and the front axle the ride quality would be the least of one's worries.
EDIT: Nevermind
EDIT: Nevermind
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12-04-07, 12:41 PM
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because i use my bikes for more than one purpose, in this case, commuting/snow bike/cross racer/fireroad/singletrack bike.
12-04-07, 12:43 PM
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nothing but positive reviews, as far as i could get on the interwebs...
12-04-07, 12:45 PM
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or maybe something else, but not sure.
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The nashbar fork is solid. Supposedly a rebadged winwood.
12-04-07, 03:06 PM
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Sure. But then again having 10-15 lbs of stuff on the front is going to change the dampening factor as it is.
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12-04-07, 04:55 PM
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Depends on the rack (specifically attachment points) and the fork. A small rack on a CX fork wouldn't worry me much. Actually might look into that myself. CX racing here lasts ~2 months so you might as well get good use the other 10. Some small racks attach to the canti bosses for that very purpose.
