Does Marathon 700x47 work with Tubus Tara?

[Mike]

I know there's some folks on this list that use Tubus racks. I'm wonder if anyone knows if the Tara will work with the Schwalbe Marathon 700x47 (actual 41) that RBW sells. I'm currently running those Schwalbes on my LHT and am considering a Tara rack. If the clearance is tight I'd probably just go wit the Tubus Duo. I have a Surly Nice front rack but it's a bit much for my needs.

Thanks.

--mike

[doug peterson]

Mike:

I use the Duo on my Atlantis & prefer more weight on the front, so
I've put as much as 15 lbs per side with no problems. The Duo is
stiff & stable. With the hoop the Tara is probably even more stiff if
you carry a lot of weight.

dougP

[John Blish]

Hi Mike,

Here are some photos that will help you get a better idea of the clearances when Tara is mounted:

https://picasaweb.google.com/jblish/TubusTaraOnRANSCrankForwardDynamikFork?authkey=Gv1sRgCOGkrLTLqvmU3AE

The tire on this bike is 26 x 1.5 Kenda cheapie.  You can see that your 47 (or actual 41) will easily fit if I am understanding the question.

In the 3rd picture you will see the silver spacers I added to make sure the connection at the dropout would clear the bulbous fork blade.  There was no problem asking Tara to spread just a bit to accommodate that larger opening at the bottom and no damage at all to the rack by doing that.  The rack has some give and spring to it.

The last photo is prior to Tara being mounted with Tubus Cargo (meant for 700 tire but I wasn't going to buy a new one for 26" just because of that) on the rear.

Additional questions happily answered.  I like the Tara a lot.  Helps permit this bike that was not designed for touring to operate as a loaded tourer.

-jb

   

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