Anything / Cargo Cage mounted to seat stays or fork braze-ons?

[brizbarn]

Has anyone ever bolted an anything style cage to their Riv seat stay or fork rack mounts? With four rack mounts on frames like the Appaloosa, Atlantis, and Hillborne, I wonder if it's possible to bolt on an anything cage.  Could be an alternative to running a traditional rack if the spacing is correct. Photoshopped mock-up picture attached of what I'm talking about. 

[Collin A]

Hey,

The front mounts won't work thanks to the spacing. The rear will be tricky because the seat stays aren't in line with the bolt faces (i.e. eyelets are perpendicular to the center-line of the frame, but are about 1-3 cm laterally offset)...spacing isn't also perfectly set, and you have to deal with m5 and m6 bolts.

You might be able to get something to work by using the b-rad cage adapters from wolftooth (the really long ones). Another option is to use those king cage USB adapters for the seat stay and bolt one of the cage holes to it, either way, not a particularly elegant solution, and neither of these are recommended for the fork I believe...

Also, look at this rack if you are trying to find the 3-pack mounts and still be light-ish (I think 500-ish grams?). You also get a saddle bag carrier!   http://www.tumbleweed.cc/store/t-rack  

In summary, it'd be a lot of work, and you are probably best with using bags with minimal supports like the caradice , etc. if you want to reduce the dead weight on your frame.

Cheers,

Collin in Sacramento

[John O'shea]

I've not tried on a rivendell but I have successfully mounted Salsa Brand Anything HD Cages on two seperate bikes using only a lowrider bolt. the design of those particular cages allow the cage to brace the fork with just one bolt in a manner that doesn't allow the cage to wiggle. I've done gravel and singletrack touring using this method and it hasn't failed. I would say maybe not to carry your kettle bell collection this way however.

Hope this helps,
John O'shea
Lexington, KY

[brizbarn]

thanks for the insights.  the one-bolt style for anything cage seems safe if the straps stabilize it from swinging.  i like that tumbleweed rack too.  didn't know it existed before.  a silver version would be nice.