I just got my LHT and have been agonising over the front rack purchase. I can see both points of view, to me the Nice rack seems more in keeping with the style of the LHT - heavy, rugged, Surly brand name, etc. But on the other hand, I'm less than 140lbs so I don't want to be pushing mega weight unneccessarily. The Jandd weighs less but not much, and IMO looks better than the Nice.
I really like the idea of the OMM cold springs, it doesn't allow for lowrider-mounting but it weighs a whole kilogram less than the "Nice" and still has a platform to strap things to. Unfortunately it's even more expensive than the already expensive front Nice. If it weren't for wanting a platform I'd just get the Tubus Duo and be done with it.