I have a Surly LHT (black) that I use on tours and would love to throw a front rack on there, I know people here love the tubus rack but I'm thinking it might be better to get a rack with a platform but I'm not sure. Does anyone have any suggestions for a front rack that would look nice with my rear rack (a Topeak explorer). Preciate all the suggestions!

I have a Surly Bridgeclub and have been looking for the Surly 8 pack rack and then adding the Surly TV tray.....take a look at it and see if that wouldn't work for you

That looks cool but, I was thinking something that could accommodate panniers apologies for not writing that out, thank you for the reply though!

If you will want to carry anything very heavy up front, I recommend a lowrider front rack. Having the panniers down by the axle makes bike handling much more stable.

Having only toured with heavily loaded front panniers at mid-level, I can say that the bike handles fine and gives you more ground clearance. Handy if you ride off road.

I have been using the Nitto Big front rack for 11 years. Before that I had custom Beckman racks. Both with front platforms. I’ve carried bundles of firewood on them.

Current setup:




The angle of the photo and the turned wheel make the front panniers look higher than they are.