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Old 12-31-07, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by kmac27
Well I can't get a rear rack on my MTB so next year I will be buying a hybrid. When I say I jump curbs its not really jump I slow down and maybe go off of it at 7 or 8 mph. Also I am 170 lbs and carry about 15 extra poinds in my bag. I am thinking of just using this bike for going to work and back. Then get a better bike for riding lots of miles on, less maintenance. Do Hybrids with disc brakes normally accept rear racks?
Discs and racks can be a crap shoot. Some bikes can take them easily and some can't. Most all racks will need some kind of McGuivering to make them work with discs.
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