Fitting a rear rack to Synapse

paulbnix
paulbnix Posts: 632
edited March 2018 in Road general
I have an alloy disc brake Synapse that has mudguard attachment points at the rear.
There are two in the normal position adjacent to the dropouts plus a single vertical one on a cross tube positioned where the brake bridge would normally be.

Could I utilise these to fit a rack instead of the mudguard?

Any suggestions as to an appropriate rack?

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  • sutbags
    sutbags Posts: 45
    Hi. have a look at the Topeak Super Tourist DX Rack - Disc Brakes at Chain Reaction Cycles. That looks like it has a bracket to fit where the brakes would normally fit.
  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,548
    I had a similar issue with my old Allez.

    The attachement points near the drop out are perfectly positioned but nothing at the top . . .

    get one of these:

    https://www.evanscycles.com/bontrager-e ... gL8efD_BwE

    Also, if you can, it might be an idea to tap out the threaded holes by your drop outs before you try to bolt into them - they are ofthen full of paint and easy to cross thread.

    I use a top peak DX rack as mentioned in previous post as it has adjustable brackets at the top to fit to the seat post clamp linked above
    Wilier Izoard XP
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    Yep - you can get a rack that has a single leg at the top, which fixes onto the brake bridge or you can add points by putting a sleeve around the seatpost (as long as its not carbon), some of which replace the seatpost clamp and others which clamp to the post above this, or you can get p-clips that attach to the seat stay.

    You can also get some which dont attach via screw holes at the bottom but which fix to the wheel skewer. If you had a carbon bike, I would steer you towards one of these because although you have mudguard holes at the bottom, they may not be designed to take the much heavier weight of a rack & luggage. Probably OK on an alloy bike though.
  • paulbnix
    paulbnix Posts: 632
    Thanks for the responses - hadn’t thought about the mudguard attachment points not being strong enough so I’ll look at them closely.
  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,548
    paulbnix wrote:
    Thanks for the responses - hadn’t thought about the mudguard attachment points not being strong enough so I’ll look at them closely.

    That will only be a problem if your bike is carbon fibre - as it's alloy, you should be fine
    Wilier Izoard XP
  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    Yes, I wouldnt worry on aluminium frame too much.

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