Originally Posted by
chaadster
That'll work, I guess, but it's awfully easy to hang a backpack on one of these, a Xootr Crossrack. Plus it's out of the way in an aero position behind the rider.
I have issues with a product like this:
-Blocks the seat post, where a vast majority of tail lights are designed to mount.
-To ensure that you don't have to ride home wearing your pack, you have to remove the rack. Some places frown on you bringing in the odd piece of metal...
-Most of the mounting brackets I have seen limit the load to no more than 15 pounds or so.
I was once interested in the Vario, which is a similar concept but more versatile design IMO, but decided against it due to the low weight rating and lack of a place to mount a light.