Touring with the Principia: Part 3

I realize the title of this series of posts is rather misleading. I haven't actually done any touring on this bicycle. But I intend to. Hopefully.

Well, I finally took the plunge and ordered two Sherpa racks from Old Man Mountain--one for the front and another for the rear.


The original plan was to order Tubus racks with QR adaptors. When he found out that i wanted to mount racks onto my MTB front suspension fork, Wayne from The Touring Store suggested that I look at Old Man Mountain racks instead. This is advice coming from a store owner who doesn't sell OMM racks. Tubus actually make a Swing rack for suspension fork, but it's a low rider without a top platform. I think Wayne is an amazing guy. If you need Tubus equipment, order it from him.