All Annotations of Advice needed. 29'er w/ rack mounts [Archive] - Mtbr.com Forums[Preview]

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• What I've found;
  
  Karate Monkey, On One Inbred and Soma Juice, - only draw back to all of them is track-ends instead of vertical drop outs.
  
  
  
  Fisher Ferrous has rack mounts on the drops but I don't want to buy a complete bike, just the frame. Don't know if the frame is available separate.
• This was the exact same criteria that led me to the El Mariachi.
• $1000 would get you a custom steel frame. Then you specify all the little touring details you wanted. Maybe something like this:
  
  
  
  http://www.clockworkbikes.com/
  
  
  
  $800 with no extra charge for braze ons. He's also got one of the cheapest rates for S&S couplers which would be a cool option on a touring rig.
• The Salsa mounts are intended, to my understanding, for fenders- not to bear lateral loads like a loaded rack. There are no upper mounts for racks and no V-brake bosses, so I don't think you could run any current racks on the market unless you use the clamps/skewer method on OMM.
  
  What do have against the QR OMM rack? It's strong, clean, and proven. The only drawback I see is the flat-changing challenges....
  
  Mike
• Check out Curtlo. $775 gets you a custom steel frame.
• Willits here (http://willitsbikes.com/).
• I am not sure if rackmounts would work with discs or not, if you are running them. Old Man makes a rack mount which is an extender that goes on the quick release and was made for disc bikes. Why not get that and you can use any frame regardless of it being disc, rackmount or whatever.
• Old Man Mountain racks work beautifully and they are not cheesy or kludged in any way.
  
  Yes, they do have a model that works with disk brakes
• Gunnar Rockhound. Sweet 853 steel with rack mounts and a very nice ride.
• Gunnar Rockhound, mine has V-brake and disc mounts, rack mounts, good steel (they are True Temper now) and fits all your other needs well.
  
  
  
  Plus, only $730 for a USA handbuilt frame.
• http://online.qbp.com/6SPsvm45/prodl/FM8161.jpg