Originally Posted by
schnee
Eh, I always go Tubus. There are places to cheap out, but the racks aren't one for me.
again, depending on the weight you put on front, one can tour with a less expensive rack and have no problems at all, my experiences with the Blackburn lowrider attest to that, many many trips with no issues at all, and it still working fine after all these years--but horses for courses....depends on the factors.
another thing to consider is weight, the Surly front rack weighs 1382g, the Jandd 1054g, the Blackburn or copies and Tubus are in the 400-500g range.