Originally Posted by
adamperry
I've got a recent aluminum Raleigh MTB (does it matter the model?)
Yes it does. Some bikes have the disc caliper mounted in the traditional location on the seat stay,many bikes these days are now mounting them on the chain stay. If your caliper is on the seatstay,you'll need a disc-specific rack that moves the left mount outwards away from the caliper. If your caliper is on the chainstay,you can just use a regular rack.