I have the Mark's rack mounted with twin struts as a rear rack on the
Hilsen. It was there to hold my Country Bag.
It is a Nitto tubular steel rack, and I'm not sure you could come up
with a lighter one that would have the strength.
As to the strength. I'm pretty sure I could sit on it
Got BQ in the mail today, I love the color. When you read the article, it is
mentioned that BQ machined the rack fork crown mount so that it sits lower.
Looking at the result, I can see why this may lead to increased flex.
My Mark's rack is plenty strong, works well with sidepulls and full
Can't be that strong, according to the riv site it's rated for only 4.4
pounds.
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Actually, those are the ratings provided by Nitto. They are notoriously
conservative. I think Grant wrote about that on a number of occasions.
To (probably mis-)paraphrase, they derive that weight from a set of testing
cycles that far surpass anything anyone is going to subject it to in the
In the picture of Mark's rack on the Calfee Adventure, the caption reads,
Heavy and flexible Mark's rack seems out of place on such a high end bike.
What are the stiff and light options? Custom?
I am thinking of getting a Mark's rack when I can get the cash together. I
don't mind the heavy
