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02-10-06 | 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Uncle Dave

Hi guys,

Any advice for best (toughest) racks for offroad touring? Any websites offering such racks would be appreciated too.

I have front suspension, and am planning on doing extended offroad touring. Are there any good front-racks which mount on suspension forks? ...or would I be better off getting non-suspension forks? ...I'm planning on doing a lot of stuff on corrugated roads, so I'm not sure how non-suspended forks would go on this.

Thanks in advance,

Dave

Edit: Maybe Best-racks for dirt / corrugated roads would have been a better heading.

I've done touring both on- and off-road. While I'm not a big fan of trailers on-road (don't like the ride), for off-road/dirt road/rough road riding, a trailer performs better than bags, especially if you use front suspension. Adding weight to the lower sliders on a suspension fork isn't that good an idea, for various reasons, the first of which is ride quality. A set of front and rear racks of the quality that others have suggested will cost you about the same as a trailer.

I'd stick with the suspension, especially if your ride is on mostly dirt roads. If the suspension has a lockout, all the better.

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