Originally Posted by rnagaoka
Can you mount the Red Rock rack using the seatstay brazeons?
Just wondering what the pros/cons are to mounting the rear rack using the brake bosses as opposed to the standard brazeons on the Surly.
OMM racks are generally useful for bikes with no rack bosses, utilizing axle/brake bosses instead. Some owners of the sherpa type models have reported them to be a little wobbly, perhaps due to lower mounting point and long run of flat steel stays to the brake bosses, as opposed to more rigid tubing used the horizontal run on std. racks.
OMM sherpa/cold springs racks makes no sense to me for the LHT, since you've paid for (and pedaling more weight) for a dedicated tourer, then using a slightly inferior, and in many cases, more expensive rack. For the price of OMMs, you can get Tubus or almost Surly racks. The axle mount/special skewer makes tire changes a little more troublesome and now you're carrying an odd part into the field.
OMMs are great choice for MTBs or other bikes missing rack bosses.
The red rock is a plain vanilla aluminum rack.
http://www.oldmanmountain.com/rear_rack_page.htm