Originally Posted by
yokotaGP
I'm looking for a rear rack for my All City Macho Man Disc. After my el cheapo aluminum Axiom Journey broke in four welds and sheared one spar, I must have something in titanium or some variety of steel. It must clear my 700c wheel and fender. I'd prefer something that attaches to the brake bridge, but I'd consider p-clamps. I've tried a Velo Orange Constructeur, but it doesn't clear the fender and it carries my panniers forward far enough for my heels to strike. Tubus' Fly, Airy, and Carry all look great, but I can't actually find them available for purchase.
Universalcycles.com and bikebagshop.com both have all the Tubus racks including those.
I recommend the Fly over the Airy for commuting purposes because the Fly has a built in attachment point for a rack light and the Airy does not.
The back cromo version of the Fly is actually lighter than the stainless version.
As another alternative there is another Tubus rack called the Vega that is actually wide enough on top to mount a trunk bag, which I prefer for commuting over panniers because they don't get sprayed with mud and such quite as much as panniers do.
https://www.bikebagshop.com/tubus-ve...ck-p-2677.html
The Axiom Streamliner disc is for some reason significantly heavier than the Streamliner non-disc, same with the Ortlieb rear rack:
https://www.ortlieb.com/en/Bike%20rack%20Rack2/
The Planet Bike Eco Rack is cheap for a reason, but if you are not going to carry 30+ lbs on it routinely it should be fine.
Racktime is owned by Tubus/Ortlieb and are heavy gauge aluminum but also heavy in comparison to the smaller steel Tubus racks like the Fly, Airy and Vega.