of the big advantages of the Freeload is that it will fit on almost
anything, one rack fits all, rigid or suspended, front or rear.
One day I noticed that there was actually a heap of clearance between
the wheel and the rack on my 26 inch bike – the same rack also fits a
29er. Tim, one of the designers said, yes it was made one size for all. I
thought that maybe if I “chopped” my rack, I could get even more
clearance between my kit and the back of my seat under full suspension
compression. Tim reckoned it might work and sent me a couple of frames
to hack up. See the results below. It worked brilliantly for my
application, but mileage may vary given frame/swing-arm angles etc.
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| Chopped rack at top, original rack at the bottom. |
I have also had a new tour deck, but have not yet had the chance to
use it. I lent it to my work mate Andrew (one of 4 of us at work doing the Kiwi Brevet)
and he installed it yesterday with some very serious looking panniers
on it ! It feels rock solid. I reckon one pannier would do, they are massive.
