Cargo Rack on MTB - Considerations? - Page 11

06-26-2004, 11:21 PM

On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 14:20:15 -0700, Mark Hickey <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]>
wrote:

>Michael J. Klein <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
>
>>I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on my new Yukon MTB.
>>He said that nobody does that, and it would limit my use of the bike
>>for off-roading. The reason that I have an MTB for street use is the
>>nature of the roads here. Often they are un-improved and differing
>>levels which I feel could be more easily negotiated by a mountain bike
>>rather than a road/comfort bike. Given that I don't use it for actual
>>hardcore off-roading, are there any other considerations about
>>mounting a rear cargo rack on my MTB, other than it looking retarded?
>
>There's nothing "retarded" about a bike being used in a utilitarian
>manner - few things are actually as "unretarded".

Agreed.

>FWIW, I've been using a Delta seatpost mount rack for a couple years,
>and find it works very, very well. It places the rack a couple inches
>higher than it would be ideally, but that's a very small price to pay
>for the ability to "de-rack" the bike in seconds should I want to take
>it off-road in anger. The rack will handle up to 25 pounds (11.5kg),
>which is more than I'd ever be likely to put on it.

Good information, thanks Mark.

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06-27-2004, 12:02 AM

> I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on
> my new Yukon MTB. He said that nobody does that,
> and it would limit my use of the bike for off-roading.

He's wrong on both counts. Here's a photo of my MTB with a rear rack:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7403/montagu1.jpg

> are there any other considerations about mounting a
> rear cargo rack on my MTB, other than it looking retarded?

Does my bike look retarded to you, Cowboy?

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06-27-2004, 12:02 AM

> I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on
> my new Yukon MTB. He said that nobody does that,
> and it would limit my use of the bike for off-roading.

He's wrong on both counts. Here's a photo of my MTB with a rear rack:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7403/montagu1.jpg

> are there any other considerations about mounting a
> rear cargo rack on my MTB, other than it looking retarded?

Does my bike look retarded to you, Cowboy?

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Robots don't kill people -- people kill people.
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06-27-2004, 12:02 AM

> I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on
> my new Yukon MTB. He said that nobody does that,
> and it would limit my use of the bike for off-roading.

He's wrong on both counts. Here's a photo of my MTB with a rear rack:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7403/montagu1.jpg

> are there any other considerations about mounting a
> rear cargo rack on my MTB, other than it looking retarded?

Does my bike look retarded to you, Cowboy?

--
Robots don't kill people -- people kill people.
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06-27-2004, 12:02 AM

> I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on
> my new Yukon MTB. He said that nobody does that,
> and it would limit my use of the bike for off-roading.

He's wrong on both counts. Here's a photo of my MTB with a rear rack:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7403/montagu1.jpg

> are there any other considerations about mounting a
> rear cargo rack on my MTB, other than it looking retarded?

Does my bike look retarded to you, Cowboy?

--
Robots don't kill people -- people kill people.
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06-27-2004, 12:02 AM

> I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on
> my new Yukon MTB. He said that nobody does that,
> and it would limit my use of the bike for off-roading.

He's wrong on both counts. Here's a photo of my MTB with a rear rack:

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/7403/montagu1.jpg

> are there any other considerations about mounting a
> rear cargo rack on my MTB, other than it looking retarded?

Does my bike look retarded to you, Cowboy?

--
Robots don't kill people -- people kill people.
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06-27-2004, 12:11 AM

> > I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on my new Yukon MTB.
> > He said that nobody does that, and it would limit my use of the bike
> > for off-roading.

Crap, a rack does not significantly alter handling, no more than a 1 litre
water bottle, we have ridden a lot of singletrack with racks.
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06-27-2004, 12:11 AM

> > I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on my new Yukon MTB.
> > He said that nobody does that, and it would limit my use of the bike
> > for off-roading.

Crap, a rack does not significantly alter handling, no more than a 1 litre
water bottle, we have ridden a lot of singletrack with racks.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Tubus
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Per
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06-27-2004, 12:11 AM

> > I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on my new Yukon MTB.
> > He said that nobody does that, and it would limit my use of the bike
> > for off-roading.

Crap, a rack does not significantly alter handling, no more than a 1 litre
water bottle, we have ridden a lot of singletrack with racks.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Tubus
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] are the best.

Per
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06-27-2004, 12:11 AM

> > I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on my new Yukon MTB.
> > He said that nobody does that, and it would limit my use of the bike
> > for off-roading.

Crap, a rack does not significantly alter handling, no more than a 1 litre
water bottle, we have ridden a lot of singletrack with racks.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] Tubus
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] are the best.

Per
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