Hi - I have suspensoin forks and hydraulic disc brakes... and consequently am having a real pain finding a front pannier rack. Does anyone know of one that will fit please?
The Nitto M12 fits to brake bosses (if you have them) or the M18 with clamps (if you don't have them, your fork may have holes with plugs which if removed will allow brake bosses to be fitted);
OK - all looking neat but none of those state discs? Wil I have to ditch either the brakes or the front panniers? Or even the forks!
Will discs present a problem with all of these? The discs are inboard of the forks so some of these designs should work, I reckon. The Sherpa certainly should, IMHO.
Getting the bags off the rack is a bit fiddly; you have to slide them up/down the poles. If you did that everyday on a tour, it could drive you crazy - much better to leave them on and just take out the contents.
I have since sold the gear to a friend who has sus' forks and they fit okay.
OK - all looking neat but none of those state discs? Wil I have to ditch either the brakes or the front panniers? Or even the forks!
Will discs present a problem with all of these? The discs are inboard of the forks so some of these designs should work, I reckon. The Sherpa certainly should, IMHO.
Well, it's not the disc so much as the caliper -even the rear rack I had to lower and bend a little to get to the mount points.
OK - all looking neat but none of those state discs? Wil I have to ditch either the brakes or the front panniers? Or even the forks!
Will discs present a problem with all of these? The discs are inboard of the forks so some of these designs should work, I reckon. The Sherpa certainly should, IMHO.
Well, it's not the disc so much as the caliper -even the rear rack I had to lower and bend a little to get to the mount points.
Arthur
This is why I think the Sherpa will fit
It mounts on the forward/upper side of the fork, and unlike the rear, your caliper should be mounted on the rear/lower side of the fork.
I saw that, but then again I just got caught out by ATC when I ordered some panniers last week only to be told today when I called asking where they were that they would not even arrive at the *shop* until tomorrow :shock: I'll be lucky to have them here for Friday when I leave... :roll:
That is *so* annoying... why can't they just say "Yes, we have one/ten/shedloads" or "No, not a sausage" ?
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The Sherpa fits to fork legs with clamps;
the Ultimate Lowrider is said to fit to almost any fork.
Then there's the Tubus Swing (pricey, but Tubus are the Rolls Royce of racks IMHO);
the Delta (requires V brake bosses);
The Nitto's may not suit panniers, but the others do.
http://www.carradice.co.uk/panniers/lim ... iers.shtml
Never used one though.
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Getting the bags off the rack is a bit fiddly; you have to slide them up/down the poles. If you did that everyday on a tour, it could drive you crazy - much better to leave them on and just take out the contents.
I have since sold the gear to a friend who has sus' forks and they fit okay.
Well, it's not the disc so much as the caliper -even the rear rack I had to lower and bend a little to get to the mount points.
Arthur
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It mounts on the forward/upper side of the fork, and unlike the rear, your caliper should be mounted on the rear/lower side of the fork.
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Arthur
PS - OK, they do - I just checked 8)
PPS - Hmm, looks simple enough so I could likely knock up a couple of brackets for the axles myself...
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The Ultimate Lowrider fits suspension forks with disc brakes and without v-brake bosses, according to the Arkel web site
Arthur
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Arthur
PS - hmmm, most dealers are showing out of stock! B*gger
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That is *so* annoying... why can't they just say "Yes, we have one/ten/shedloads" or "No, not a sausage" ?
Arthur :evil:
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Arthur
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