Originally Posted by MsMittens
If I may humbly suggest, get that changed to the clamp on dual option. My blackburn rack, like yours above, fell off last summer (after 6 years of loaded touring on roads and some rougher roads/paths) ....
I'll definitely consider that, and thanks for the heads-up. I can only imagine how annoying that breakdown must've been. Which part failed on yours--the braze-on? My anchor point isn't a braze-on, but is instead a hole through that short crossbeam. It's seen 9000+ miles of loaded touring, but I've been easy on it as I don't load the rear rack overmuch, since I also have front panniers plus a substantial handlebar bag. I'm amazed by how stable it is; I can hardly budge it. But yes, it'd definitely be sturdier if dually anchored.