Which one would you choose?

[Alaskan]

Full suspension all the way. You won't even look back. For where you ride it will be pure bliss.

Add a Topek Beam rack MTS and a Topek Trunk bag with panniers which fits a per pack in the center section and you will have a suspended cargo capacity that will serve all but overnight rides and get your eggs home without making an omlet.

Topeak Beam Seatpost Rack MTX V-Type for Large Frames: Fits 25.4-31.8mm

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Topeak MTX TrunkBag DXP Rack Bag with Expandable Panniers: 22.6 Liter Black

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[steve mercier]

Full suspension all the way. You won't even look back. For where you ride it will be pure bliss.

Add a Topek Beam rack MTS and a Topek Trunk bag with panniers which fits a per pack in the center section and you will have a suspended cargo capacity that will serve all but overnight rides and get your eggs home without making an omlet.

Topeak Beam Seatpost Rack MTX V-Type for Large Frames: Fits 25.4-31.8mm

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Topeak MTX TrunkBag DXP Rack Bag with Expandable Panniers: 22.6 Liter Black

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Cool I will check them out!

 

[DaveMatthews]

Dayum dude... That rocks, congrats!

 

[steve mercier]

Dayum dude... That rocks, congrats!

Thanks you helped me decide too! I am looking forward to crossing (parts of) the Baden-Powell trail with this bike.

 

[steve mercier]

 

[DaveMatthews]

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Wow... very cool and ambitious! Excellent!

 

[Steve64]

We couldn't answer your question without knowing what riding you were going to do. I been riding mountain bikes for 30 years. Had a good think and I bought a Xroad FS7. Loving it

 

[Johnny]

Just saw this, the first one is hardtail , race is FS. The components on the race is also quite good(much better than the first one) and it has a great color.

You made the right decision and I think you will love it. Now the only thing left is to grow a mustache and you are good to go.

 

[steve mercier]

Wow... very cool and ambitious! Excellent!

Dave yes maybe too much so...I should have said parts of the trail. Not sure how much of it I will be walking the bike (-:

 

[DaveMatthews]

Dave yes maybe too much so...I should have said parts of the trail. Not sure how much of it I will be walking the bike (-:

I watched a couple of vids on youtube last night and wondered...

 

[steve mercier]

Yup no black diamond trails for me. Blue trails are scary enough! But this will have to wait for now after reading this on Trailforks...
NOTICE: Mountain biking irresponsibly during the COVID-19 pandemic puts you and others at risk. Riding injuries put unnecessary stress on medical systems that need all available resources to fight the virus, and group rides increase your chances of exposure. Please follow all local health authority directives, and DO NOT take risks.

 

[steve mercier]

Full suspension all the way. You won't even look back. For where you ride it will be pure bliss.

Add a Topek Beam rack MTS and a Topek Trunk bag with panniers which fits a per pack in the center section and you will have a suspended cargo capacity that will serve all but overnight rides and get your eggs home without making an omlet.

Topeak Beam Seatpost Rack MTX V-Type for Large Frames: Fits 25.4-31.8mm

Topeak Beam Seatpost Rack MTX V-Type for Large Frames: Fits 25.4-31.8mm - Save at Planet Cyclery the online bike store with the lowest price on components

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Topeak MTX TrunkBag DXP Rack Bag with Expandable Panniers: 22.6 Liter Black

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OH I just remembered I have one of those hanging on the wall in the garage! It will work. The only thing is it tends to rattle a bit.

 

[steve mercier]

Steve, did you wind up getting that Moustache, the blue, dual suspension bike? If yes, very, very nice, congrats! Much better choice then the Gepedia.

As for a rear rack, forget about that Thule, that's for a hard tail bike. Check out the Old Man Mountain Racks or Robert Axle Project website.

Contact them and tell them you want to fit a rear rack to fit a through axle, giving them your axle size as per the Moustache specs. They should be able to fit you up with the proper Robert Axle Project rear axle that will fit their Old Man Mountain recommended rear rack.

As I've advised others on this site when inquiring of a rear rack, the thru-axle mounted downstay of the OMM racks take the brunt of the weight you will be carrying, not the downtubes as on that Thule or Topeak.

They are very responsive and friendly folks who I am sure will be able to steer you to the right application.

Here is my Haibike Full FatSix, with front and rear OMM racks and through axles. (And the choice in bomb-proof, rear mount, dual suspension bicycle racks are slim as in OMM and nobody else at this time)

Mike that does look like the most solid solution for the rear. I wonder how bad the handling would be with front panniers with a powerpack on each side?

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Have you bought the Moustache, @steve mercier? If so, many happy rides! I'm sure you'd find the right rack for the bike (and I think it should be a rear-rack).

Do you plan to de-restrict the bike?

 

[steve mercier]

Have you bought the Moustache, @steve mercier? If so, many happy rides! I'm sure you'd find the right rack for the bike (and I think it should be a rear-rack).

Do you plan to de-restrict the bike?

Yes I do Stefan and thank you ,same to you!

 

[Johnny]

OH I just remembered I have one of those hanging on the wall in the garage! It will work. The only thing is it tends to rattle a bit.

I have one of those too but I see that you have a dropper seat post so may not be ideal in your case. Have you thought about this one https://www.thule.com/en-us/bike-accessories/rear-bike-racks/thule-tour-rack-_-100090 ?

 

[steve mercier]

Steve, why the new bike. What happened to the old one?

Nothing happened to the old one yet Captain Slow although I plan to possibly give it to my son post Covid 19.Right now I am using it to pull a trailer full of groceries weekly to my house and my Dads house. I bought it knowing it is a tad too big for me at 49cm because it was on clearance. The new bike is 44 cm plus a dropper post. I wanted to get it before powerpacks become extinct and I wanted the older CX before they are extinct since I love that motor and I can de-limit it. The only problem is working out how I am going to carry more batteries without pulling a trailer.

 

[steve mercier]

I have one of those too but I see that you have a dropper seat post so may not be ideal in your case. Have you thought about this one https://www.thule.com/en-us/bike-accessories/rear-bike-racks/thule-tour-rack-_-100090 ?

Yes Johnny I just tried and it will not fit around the seatpost anyway. The Thule only fits up to 2.5 inch tires and these are about 2.6 even though they call them 2.8"

 

[Alaskan]

The difference between suspended cargo and unsuspended cargo is substantial in terms of ride quality, stress on the bike and how your cargo survives the journey.

 

[steve mercier]

The difference between suspended cargo and unsuspended cargo is substantial in terms of ride quality, stress on the bike and how your cargo survives the journey.

Yes that thru axle looks good.