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If your options are between the Surly front rack and the Tubus grand expedition, both of which are the same price, which do you get? The GE is lighter, has a fifth mounting strut, half the weight but half the carrying capacity. I thinking having upwards of 70lbs on your bike sounds fucking terrible, so clearly it's never going to be pushed to that respect. But the 38lbs capacity of the Tubus is still more than my current rack (15lbs) which doesn't have lowrider mounts.
The Tubus also looks like it can go mid fork and rear lower eyelet, I don't have eyelets on the front of the dropout, and am going to be using clamps in lieu of a mid fork eyelet so I should probably not load up so much on the weight to begin with. I really wish I could get a Nitto 34F since it's a polished steel, but it's also $300 compared to about $140.
Has anyone used the GE? How does it hold up with abuse? I'm getting a front rack with a platform as my only rack so I can have a rando bag up top and I like having the weight on the front rather than the rear. I am planning on going on some short tours (300-500mi) and traveling lightly...and am on a budget! I already have a set of panniers, next is just making a rando bag when I can get a decaleur to build it around.
