JFlurett

I just went to switch over my rear rack and fenders from my Singlecross. Neither are going to work due to the disk brakes. I'm not sure how anyone reaches the eyelet on those sides.

How do you have yours set up? What rack and fenders are you using?

nowheels

Tubus make a 'Disco' rack that I am using on my Big Buzz what has disc brakes. A bit on the expensive side... but well worth it.

nwmtnbkr

How about using P-clamps. They come in variety of sizes and can be used to mount racks as well as fenders.





You should be able to get them at your local hardware store. I just used larger, 1 1/4" P-clamps to attach fender arms to the fork on my mountain bike, which is a suspension fork without eyelets. They were $1.29 each at the local Ace hardware. Just measure the circumference of the point where you need to attach the rack. FYI, you might want to take in a photo, my local hardware store doesn't call them P-clamps but when I described what they looked like the staff took me straight to them.

cooleric1234

https://www.loosescrews.com/index.cgi...d=554894731968

corkscrew

You'll need to get a "disc specific" rack for this to work. Several brands make versions depending on your budget. I like my Bontrager Disc model that was less than $50 @ my LBS.

For mounting to the seat stays you'll probably need p-clamps. Your LBS or LHS (local hardware store) should have them. Is the brake bridge drilled? If so you could center mount the rack.

looie

My LBS installed some Planet Bike fenders for me. They were used, and they're black polycarbonate. Not sure which model. They used a long bolt and a spacer to fit the fenders around the calipers. I followed suit and mounted an Axiom Streamliner Road DLX in much the same way. That rack attaches to the brake bridge instead of using p-clamps. Here's the manufacturer page. Available in the US quite cheaply, I'm happy to say. The rack has done a perfectly fine job for me.

https://www.axiomgear.com/products/ge...iner-road-dlx/

I'll post pix of the install later this week.

hartsu

Here is mine LaCruz, no disc specific Tubus Vega rack. Hacksaw, drill and extra washers needed.
SKS chromoplastic fenders.
Front fender stays are easy, just little bending. But rear brake (BB7)fitting between the rack stays is tight !

hoppydc

I know this thread is four years old but I thought I'd chime in. I recently got a 55cm Salsa La Cruz for my daily commute and I love it! For the benefit of others, I wanted to mention how I managed to get a rear pannier rack and front and rear fenders to work on this bike, which can be challenging given the lack of braze-ons. YMMV depending on your own frame size and components.

Thanks to the suggestions in this forum and other resources, I got a Topeak Explorer Tubular Rack w/disc Mounts and it has worked well after I overcame a few challenges.



The rack just clears the BB7s in the back. As owners of the La Cruz know, there are no braze-ons on the seat stays, so I used clips and attached them just above the "bridge" (?) where you would normally attach a conventional brake. Unfortunately the Topeak rack does not come with these seat stay clips, but I had a pair left over from a different rack that's on another bike. It's too bad the Topeak rack doesn't come with these clips -- I was lucky that I had spares. With these clips, the rack is very stable with my rear bag carrying up to 15 lbs (I haven't tried it with heavier loads but I think it would be fine).

What I like about this rack compared to other racks that are advertised to work with disc brakes is that rather than using a long bolt and a spacer, the rack itself has an extension that juts out from the bolt. This allows the rack to use a bolt that is not so long which I believe will be sturdier than using a long bolt with a spacer.



I encountered one more snag in installing this rack. The eyelet is very close to the skewer. The QR lever on the skewer was too bulky to fit with the rack installed, because the base of the rack got in the way of the QR lever. So I had to get a skewer with a slimmer lever. And on the derailleur side, the "bolt" end of my skewer was also too big, so I had to find a slimmer bolt. So, be aware that if you have a burly QR lever or bolt, that the bulkiness of this rack combined with the very close-by braze on, may cause for trouble.

One last note. I occassionally commute with a 15" laptop computer in my bag (Bontrager City Double pannier). I wear size 47 (12 US) shoes and with 175 mm cranks, and if the bag has the bulky laptop in it, then my heel can strike the bag if the bag is slid too far forward. If I slide the bag back, then I don't hit it. I'd prefer to have the bag as far forward as possible to keep the weight centered and also because I have a taillight on the rear of the rack, and if the bag slides toward the back, then it can cover up and obscure the taillight. Fortunately this rack is long enough that if I keep the bag in the center of the rack, not too far forward and not too far back, then it will be fit just right -- no heel strike and it won't cover up the taillight. I didn't have this problem with my other bike, which had slightly longer chain stays and a different rack that was further back. YMMV depending on your own setup and riding style. but I thought I'd share my experience.

On to fenders. I have Planet Bike Hardcore Hybrid in 45mm, which are said to work with tires up to 35c. I'm riding with Schwable Marathon Plus 35 mm tires and these fenders work with those tires on this bike and there's plenty of clearance. According to Planet Bike, these fenders aren't ideal for disc brakes and they recommend using their Cascadia fenders instead. But since I already had a set of these fenders, I tried to make them work.

Since the dropouts on the La Cruz have only one eyelet, and I had already used it for the rack, I attached the metal stays of the fenders to the base of the rack using a plastic tie as shown in this photo. With the rack extending out past the BB7s, the stays of the fenders have barely enough clearance (a few mm) to get around the BB7s. The fender stays would not be able to fit in the eyelet if you were not using a rack.



It's a little homemade, but it has worked for me. With this setup, the fender stays clear the BB7s just barely, without needing to bend them. And they are plenty stable with the tie, so far.