Originally Posted by
Trevtassie
For those of us using plus size tires like the ExtraTerrestrial
www.bike-components.de in Germany have some wide Tubus New Expedtion racks. They are an 8mm CrMo tube rack that were possibly an OEM item... but are branded Tubus and are 27Eu, which is damn cheap for a Tubus.
I couldn't find any measurements for them online, this is what I've roughly measured on mine.
Distance from bottom eyelet mount to bottom of of rack platform 355mm. Distance between stays at bottom of platform (ie top of stays) 105mm. They'll fit anywhere from a 135 to 148mm OLD. Perfect for a Surly Troll or Ogre.
Thanks for posting the measurements, very helpful. Did you happen to weigh the rack as well?
I have an Arkel Tailrider that I've been looking to buy a new rack that will accomodate it. My Jandd is great, but I want my other bike to also have a rack so I can just grab the Tailrider and ride either bike without having to swap the rack back and forth. It also needs to be lighter than the Jandd for the other bike. One bike is for heavy duty touring and the other for light touring.
You mentioned the Logo, is the New Expedtion platform wider? I dismissed the Logo because of the narrow platform.