I had disc brakes on a mountain bike that had rack braze-ons. I found a threaded standoff at my local hardware. Looked like this: http://www.newark.com/ettinger/05-16-409/standoff-hex-m-f-ss-40mm-m6/dp/58Y7674
John PS: Rene, I love the blue cable housings on your orange Hubbuhubbuh. I had just returned some I had ordered for my orange Sam because they seemed too much. After seeing your photos, I am now kicking myself. They look great. On Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 12:18:54 PM UTC-7, René wrote: > > I just realized that none of my racks, possibly with the exception of the > R14 will fit on my Hubbuhubbuh due to its disc brake. I did a quick search > online, and found what I consider ugly black disc compatible rear racks, > with the exception of the Tubus Disco Rear Rack, which can be found in > silver in the UK. However, I can't tell if it's the version that is painted > in silver and has a coating on top, which I dislike, or true silver metal > like the Tubus Nova (unlikely because that one is stainless steel) or > chromoly like the Nitto racks. > > I have no urgent need for a rear rack right away, and similar to what Bill > did, was planning on installing the Nitto Mini F32 so I can add a basket or > just a small front bag, plus the Tubus Nova lowriders, where I can load > front/small panniers. Will need to check how the handling is affected, if > at all. > > As stated, for the type of riding I'll be doing initially, with my wife, > children and friends, I won't need to carry a lot, and I plan on having > Carradice roll bags on each handlebar plus a Barley saddlebag, all > matching, of course... :-) > > Anyway, this might be a consideration/concern for those of you getting > Hubbuhubbuhs and are planning to run the disc drag brake and want a silver > rack. There are plenty of black racks available with different pros and > cons, it's just that I don't like much like them. > > Will let you know if the R14 fits, which would allow me to swap the Burley > for the large Sackville Saddlebag as necessary. > > René > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
