I remember coming across a Web site selling these handmade steel front racks. They were butt ugly and resembled forklift blades (if I remember right). Anyway, it seemed like a good (only?) alternative to the Paul Flatbed and was rated at a higher weight. BTW, it mounted on front axle as well. In their "about" section, they had ancient images of newspaper couriers with enormous stacks of paper loaded on the front of the bike. Anyone know what I'm talking about?