January 10, 20188 yr I hate these style based minimal racks. A proper bike rack takes 25 kilos, some of the smaller ones 10 kilos, but I doubt that would be able to take even that. Some waterproofs ok, but unlikely to be good enough for a pair of large panniers full of shopping. .
January 10, 20188 yr The mudguard is a stressed member. It's strong and stiff because of the curved profile.
January 10, 20188 yr I wonder if it's a carbon fibre mudguard and it's getting support from that. There will be a strut which runs on the underside of the mudguard to the brace between the seatstays. The Specialized Vado, Scott E-Silence and Kalkhoff integrale all use similar designs which take 15kg.
January 10, 20188 yr Add Giant Quick-e+ to that list and don't forget The Wingee https://www.herkelmannbikes.com/shop/wingee/ one of those is on the shopping list for my trike. Battery and bike kit on the current low rider rack I have mounted and personal belongings on that. I hate these style based minimal racks. A proper bike rack takes 25 kilos, some of the smaller ones 10 kilos, but I doubt that would be able to take even that. Some waterproofs ok, but unlikely to be good enough for a pair of large panniers full of shopping. . They are mostly rated for 10 or 15 kg flecc. If I want 25 kgs of shopping I take my trailer, much safer, more comfortable and up to 40 kg - 6 litres of milk, 8 litres of orange juice, 5 litres of wine, an ice box with fresh food and bags with diverse and sundry quickly over and beyond 25kg...
January 10, 20188 yr And to answer the OP, the mudguard is steel. Which makes this a heavy way to have a mudguard and a rack, even if the rack only has one strut each side, Hence it's never really caught on for pushbikes.
January 10, 20188 yr If I want 25 kgs of shopping I take my trailer, I always avoid the trailer if it's possible on the bike, much less drag and I feel it's safer, especially on the smaller wheel bike where the load is very low: http://www.flecc.uk/t/images/panniers.jpg
January 10, 20188 yr Wingee is solid aluminum extrusion and weight given 1 kg all included The Klakhoff version I saw looked to be steel. The Wingee is a slightly different design, having pannier bag rails, but no luggage platform. https://www.herkelmannbikes.com/shop/wingee/
January 11, 20188 yr Style over function though I may be biased. When I was originally looking for a crank drive hardtail mountain bike to form the basis of a commuter bike that could tackle proper off road tracks I was always going to fit a rack and use panniers. A lot of the hardtails I looked at did not have the lugs etc to allow the fitting of a rack which I found strange. It seemed strange to leave out the lugs to give the owner the chance to fit a rack if they wanted to. There are usually ways round the problem but proper lugs should be a given on a hardtail design.
January 13, 20188 yr I wonder if it's a carbon fibre mudguard and it's getting support from that. Lovely bike. Probably top of my list of ideal models for serious commuting. If only money wasn't a consideration! Mudguards are alloy, and have a 17KG rating.
January 16, 20188 yr I always avoid the trailer if it's possible on the bike, much less drag and I feel it's safer, especially on the smaller wheel bike where the load is very low: http://www.flecc.uk/t/images/panniers.jpg Yeah, load her up, really need a cheaper version of the Tern GSD for serious cargo. But the Woosh Gale design of bike can carry quite a lot. Mikel
January 16, 20188 yr Author [ATTACH=full]23039[/ATTACH] Yeah, load her up, really need a cheaper version of the Tern GSD for serious cargo. But the Woosh Gale design of bike can carry quite a lot. Mikel With bungee cords nothing is impossible.
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