GaryinLA

HI I picked up a used Bridgestone mb-3 mountain bike from the 80's. It has brazeons for fenders but not for front or rear racks. I have a couple of other bike with rack mounts front and back (that I havent gotten racks for yet) but I am wondering about putting racks front and back on the mb-3 also.

I am thinking about using Ortlieb Ql3 system panniers (the OFfice, Vario and or the bags for touring, depending my on uses) so I am looking for good quality racks (was thinking Tubus Cargo for the back)
Tubus sells accessory parts to put racks on bikes without brazeons. I am wondering if any of you have put front and rear racks on a mountain bike like the mb-3 (hard tail steel) that has no brazeons, which racks you used and what are your opinions such has how stable are the racks and how hard is it to get the wheels on and off to fix flats.

Since i have a couple of other bikes with rack mounts front and back I am wondering if there's significant problems / issues to mount racks on this mb-3 as compared to other bikes with rack mounts.

fietsbob

QR skewer mount for the bottom, and a set of P clamps for the top is a pretty good system.
If there is a hole in the seat stay bridge, you can mount your rack onto a bolt thru it.

I have bikes that wont easily fit a rear rack but a front one will, I'd go with a front rack.

pdlamb

Old Man Mountain also makes racks for MTBs.

flipped4bikes

+1. OMM may be a bit spendy, but high quality work on both the racks and QR mounts. I own a Sherpa rear rack. If you want to haul a lot of gear, get the Pioneer.