What I'd like to see is a "mid-rider"/platform combo for 26" wheels where the pannier support bar is just below the brake studs and not mounted as far down as the mid fork mount. I could imagine a very simple construction like the Velo-Orange/Nitto rack shown with a horizontal bar extending back about 2" aft of the forks on the vertical struts which then is supported by a short section to the mid fork below it. That way the panniers could still be mounted in line with the fork and not forward so much which seems to happen as the panniers are mounted higher than low riders.