Originally Posted by
Dave Cutter
I have a love/hate relationship with my bike rack(s). I hate what the racks and bags do to the aesthetics of my road bikes.... but love the utility they provide.
That's entirely the opposite of how I feel about my bikes!
While I'm kind of ambivalent about the bags, some look nicer than others, I like having them on there. And I love having the racks on there. Something like the old Blackburn racks, when leveled, totally enhance the look of the bike. I'm less appreciative of the old Cannondale racks and the thicker tubed racks. But a graceful rack with nice lines- really make a bike.
It's probably a sacrilege- but I put a Jim Blackburn rack on my 1978 Trek 730, racing bike. The old Treks came with fender eyelets, I used those for mounting the rack and the single stay to the brake bolt. It makes the bike usable for all kinds of situations.