Originally Posted by
Oga Itto
Hi, everyone, I know it's an old post. However, I think that my question fits in here. If it's not the case, my humblest apologies !
I'm very interested in the Nashbar Road LP. And, I was wondering if there's enough room for fenders and a rear rack. I have an old Peugeot road bike with fenders and a rack that were installed by a LBS. I'll probably reuse those if possible!
I'd like to commute with the Nashbar. Would it be a nice commuter on the too often terrible Boston roads?
What do you think, guys?
The LP is a "racing" bike, so it has little clearance under the fork, short reach brake calipers and no rack mounts. But you can put a rear rack on nearly any kind of bicycle, and there are speciality low profile fenders for racing bikes. So if you really like the bike, there are ways of adding that stuff.
If you want a good, inexpensive road bike that mounts fenders and racks easily, find an '80s sport-touring style bike.