Hi guys,

I just saw this in another thread and thought it looked really useful/cool/interesting (though I just heard about it and haven't tried it myself). I've seen several discussions online here about how to attempt to put a rack on the bike without rack mounts (typically full carbon road bikes, or recent aluminum road bikes) and never seen a truly satisfactory solution until this (if it works).

From this thread:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?p=8343883

I bring you! (well, actually, "hnsq" brings you) - the Seat Clamp with Rack Mounts:


http://www.treefortbikes.com/448_333...ck-Mounts.html

I've seen racks that attach to the bike through the rear wheel skewer (the part of the bike that's designed to hold a 150-300 lb rider) and attach at the top to the rear brake mount, like this one:
http://www.eriksbikeshop.com/ride/pr...ffset=2&s_id=0

The rear brake mount always seemed like the weak point of the system, to me (it's just a tiny bit of carbon fiber on my bike). Seemed like it would be ok for carrying a rain jacket and a change of clothes, but not real weight like a laptop or a bunch of touring gear. However, being able to attach the rack to the rear wheel skewer and the seat (which is also designed to handle a 150-300 lb rider) seems like a nearly perfect solution to me. (Other than getting them to add actual rack mounts, haha). Seems like if you didn't overclamp it to tight, it would even work with a carbon seat post. What do you think?