Originally Posted by
mstateglfr
The Blackburn Outpost front rack weighs 800g.
The Surly front rack weighs 1382g.
Thats 582g, not 300g. An extra 20.5oz for a rack is a lot, at least to me. Its why i didnt originally gice serious consideration to the Surly rack.
I ended up with a Jandd Extreme front rack that has a platform, has high and low mounting points, and was easy to mount to my fork. Its 330g less than the Surly and does everytjing i was looking for.
I actually like the flat platform on the Jandd more than the bars of the Blackburn and Surly.
I was comparing with the Jandd Extreme that you ended with.
To me the Surly Nice Front rack, being very solid and offering 3 racks in one, low, high and top, actually makes it a pretty good product. I don't think there are any other racks out there, or combinations, that offer these 3 features that aren't of a similar weight. The few that are similar are aluminium which is not my choice for this purpose. To those who continually put this rack down, have you had one and do you have a need for it's 3 main features? If not then it's obviously the wrong choice for you, but not necessarily a bad rack...