Originally Posted by
osaka_chari
Also, I considered the
Escape R Disc, but I don't know... it's the same price as the R2, but significantly heavier and with a chromoly fork instead of the carbon. Would the trade off of several kilograms and the need to find a non-Giant rear carrier be worthwhile?
3lbs isn't a huge deal. Axiom and a couple other companies make disc-compatible racks. I only have the website's pic to go from,but it looks like you could mount a standard rack to the rearmost eyelets and they'd clear the caliper. I personally have no love for rim brakes,and would highly recommend them if you're going to be riding in a rainy area.