>>929823>most serious biketourers gave up racks exactly because they failNo they didn't, bikepacking notwithstanding (and bikepacking began with offroad touring on MTBs that won't take racks, not because racks break).
OP's is a copy of a Blackburn Expedition. It's a good sturdy design. Some of the Chinese copies are shitty but some are good. I've been using them for years and never broke one.
>if you think a root or branch hooking on your quick release won't be catastrophic or unlikely to happen good for you People have been arguing about quick release angles since they were invented. If you ask a road racer they'll probably say to do it like OP to minimize the chance of injury in a crash. I don't worry much because if they're tight then yes, they are unlikely to get knocked loose.
Even if it happens the back wheel probably won't come off with vertical dropouts unless you go over a jump or curb. Someone stole my rear QR once and it took me a few miles to even notice it, then I rode to a shop and got a new one.
>or maybe he's not who knows, do you?That's my point, you can't critique other people's saddles. OP has a nice bike he built himself and seems to know what he wants.
>maybe you're stealth camping and you don't wanna be noticedWhen I stealth camp I go far enough into the woods that it shouldn't matter, I lock my bike to a tree just in case, and it's dark because it's night. If I was worried I'd get a tarp.
>a blinking floating light is surely invisibleOnce I was riding half a block behind a guy with just a helmet light in back. Every time he turned his head to look for cross traffic, the light disappeared. So I wouldn't use one as my only rear light. But I see now that OP also has one attached to the rack.
>and your bike never fell, hitting that exact spot evry fucking time, right?I try not to be a klutz, but It falls once in a while and I've crashed it a few times. Usually on dirt but not always. I've never damaged a shifter though.
