Interesting front (or rear) rack from Tumbleweed Bikes

[Richard Rose]

This one is not a svelte Nitto or other shiny rack. But it is a bit unique in that the vertical legs have the three threaded boss mounts to accept anything / manything cages or these OvejaNegra Bootlegger direct mount bags. It can also take some mini panniers. It is very easy to mount and is very well made. I plan to mount a Wald 137 basket and utilize a Tanglefoot Cycles Fifth Season Squall basket bag. Pics to follow...

[Richard Rose]

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On Jan 25, 2022, at 6:33 PM, Richard Rose <rmro...@gmail.com> wrote:

This one is not a svelte Nitto or other shiny rack. But it is a bit unique in that the vertical legs have the three threaded boss mounts to accept anything / manything cages or these OvejaNegra Bootlegger direct mount bags. It can also take some mini panniers. It is very easy to mount and is very well made. I plan to mount a Wald 137 basket and utilize a Tanglefoot Cycles Fifth Season Squall basket bag. Pics to follow...

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[Ed Carolipio]

Thanks for sharing, specially the photos. Nice to see unusual rack options mounted on the front of the Clem.

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[rlti...@gmail.com]

I run their T-Rack on the front and Mini Pannier Rack on the rear of my bikepacking bike. Very functional racks since they have the anything cage mounts as well as braze-on’s for mounting lights.

Daniel from Tumbleweed worked for Riv at one time and that had some influence on the bikes he offers now.

Robert Tilley

San Diego, CA

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[Richard Rose]

Very interesting that Riv connection. I was very tempted to get the Mini Pannier also but had a store credit with Riv so ordered the Shiny rear. 

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On Jan 26, 2022, at 1:26 AM, rlti...@gmail.com wrote:

I run their T-Rack on the front and Mini Pannier Rack on the rear of my bikepacking bike. Very functional racks since they have the anything cage mounts as well as braze-on’s for mounting lights.

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[Pat Smith]

I've got a T Rack on my bike packing bike for a anything Cage and Ortlieb fork pack. Also strap a dry bag to the top. Can't believe there are not more racks with 3 packs on them available in the market. 

Pat DC

[Philip Barrett]

+1 on the T-Rack on my Kona ULTD bikepacking rig. Very nice piece of kit.

[Minh]

is top of fork crown the only mounting option?  is that common enough on forks that this rack would be compatible with enough bikes?  i like the modularity with the different mounting points, even if it looks a little too cobbled together (IMO)

[Richard Rose]

On the Clem fork this seemed the best option. Rack came with alternate (longer) struts that could reach the mounts just below the calipers in this pic. But that would be nearly vertical & not as rigid or clean as the shorter struts.

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On Jan 26, 2022, at 11:43 AM, Minh <mgian...@gmail.com> wrote:

is top of fork crown the only mounting option?  is that common enough on forks that this rack would be compatible with enough bikes?  i like the modularity with the different mounting points, even if it looks a little too cobbled together (IMO)

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[Philip Barrett]

I used the longer struts to the rear triangle;

[rlti...@gmail.com]

The hardware is pretty good and can be moved around to be able to fit most mounts. Here’s my T-Rack mounted to the front barrel braze-ons on my fork. Note that the fork here is 135 mm spaced so wider than most.

https://roberttilley.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Tumbleweed-Prospector/i-pFbrBgK/A

Here’s a photo showing the rear of the bike with a mini pannier rack mounted using the longer stays:

https://roberttilley.smugmug.com/Bicycles/Tumbleweed-Prospector/i-C2HdVRP/A

Robert Tilley

San Diego, CA

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On Jan 26, 2022, at 8:43 AM, Minh <mgian...@gmail.com> wrote:

is top of fork crown the only mounting option?  is that common enough on forks that this rack would be compatible with enough bikes?  i like the modularity with the different mounting points, even if it looks a little too cobbled together (IMO)

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