Prairie Dog
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Taken from TF's website:
A standard rack typically requires dedicated mounting points to be fitted to the bike frame and isn’t compatible (without rudimentary adapters) with bike frames without the relevant threaded eyelets. A Tailfin Rack doesn’t require specialist mounting points to fit your bike as it uses the rear axle to mount. This makes it compatible with far more bikes, including lightweight road bikes and full-suspension mountain bikes. This means you can use your favorite bike for your daily commute or next bikepacking adventure – not something possible with traditional rack setups.
The rack's pivot point allows the arch to flex and move with the Levo’s rear suspension and in my instance, there was still enough clearance for the fender. With a dropper post, you would naturally need to attach the seat post connector below a point on the seat post clamp. For now, I don't have any plans to use my emtb for bikepacking yet but I know that there is viable option if I chose to do so.
That the beauty of such a modular system and with the appropriate axles in place you simply swap the rack from one bike to another. TF has made the effort to fit their racks to almost every make, model, year of bike out there but there's likely to be some exceptions. You can also specify either short or extended rack stay lengths depending on the bike’s frame size or if you need more space behind the saddle.
Taken from TF's website:
A standard rack typically requires dedicated mounting points to be fitted to the bike frame and isn’t compatible (without rudimentary adapters) with bike frames without the relevant threaded eyelets. A Tailfin Rack doesn’t require specialist mounting points to fit your bike as it uses the rear axle to mount. This makes it compatible with far more bikes, including lightweight road bikes and full-suspension mountain bikes. This means you can use your favorite bike for your daily commute or next bikepacking adventure – not something possible with traditional rack setups.
The rack's pivot point allows the arch to flex and move with the Levo’s rear suspension and in my instance, there was still enough clearance for the fender. With a dropper post, you would naturally need to attach the seat post connector below a point on the seat post clamp. For now, I don't have any plans to use my emtb for bikepacking yet but I know that there is viable option if I chose to do so.
That the beauty of such a modular system and with the appropriate axles in place you simply swap the rack from one bike to another. TF has made the effort to fit their racks to almost every make, model, year of bike out there but there's likely to be some exceptions. You can also specify either short or extended rack stay lengths depending on the bike’s frame size or if you need more space behind the saddle.
