Originally Posted by
tyrion
I like the looks of that bike, but I wouldn't get that rack that uses a long hub skewer. It looks like there's a rear rack eyelet on the seatstay an inch or so above the drop out (
pic). I'd get a 'regular' rack that uses that eyelet.
This rack looks similar
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FIE3WI?psc=1 but uses traditional mounting points.
That's actually the rack I'm using with my Giant right now. Reason I would go for the other one is because of the disc brakes; looks like they would need the extra clearance that the disc specific version provides. I guess if I do get the bike I could try to migrate my old rack to the Strada and if it doesn't work, get the disc rack. Also, anyone with experience running tires as wide as the stock (700x40) for road use? Widest I've experienced is currently 700x28 on the Roubaix and those feel really nice & comfortable, but 40 seems... pretty wide for my exclusively road use. Read another thread on here about the Strada CM Comp (
http://www.bikeforums.net/recreation...a-cm-comp.html) and one poster says those tires might have a bit high rolling resistance for road use.