gazelle

Hello,
I recently purcahsed a set of Tubus Tara racks for the front of my T2000 only to find them too narrow. Does anyone have a suggestion for a front rack for this bike?

Thanks,
Scott

cyccommute 

How is the rack too narrow? I have a Tara on a T800 and it fits just fine. You probably need to use a spacer (provided I think) to stand the rack off from the braze-ons. If you don't have the spacers you can purchase a similar product from Lowes Hardware. I wouldn't give up on the Tara, it's an excellent rack.

Stuart Black

rsw

I too have recently purchased a T2000. Great bike!

I have a JANDD Extreme rack for the front. Fits the dropout and brazeon connections fine. The only problem is because of the fork diameter and lack of inward fork arc, the rack touches the fork about midway between the two connections. No big deal but over time this "contact point" will result in wear on the paint.

So . . . . I will purchase several nylon washers to insert between the upper through brazon and the rack. THis should "stretch" the rack width slightly and prevent the rack from touching the fork.

The rack looks to be quite heavy duty and should work fine. A nice feature is the platform on the top of the rack.

scrantr

I'm using a NOS Blackburn Mountain Front rack that fits the fork braze-ons of my Co-motion with only moderate manhandling. It's a high-mount (not low-rider) if that matters to you. The bike handles OK with it and I like having the front platform. It uses mid-fork bosses, but comes with suitable clamps. I can't tell from the Cannondale web site's photos whether the T-800 or T-2000 have mid-fork bosses.

cyccommute 

Yes. They both have mid-fork bosses. The forks are kind of thick so you have to use a stand-off to make any rack fit. I tried Blackburn lowrides with mine but I couldn't get the Ortlieb panniers to fit. I got a Tara and it works wonderfully plus it looks wonderful.

Stuart Black