Picked up a Genesis Croix de Fer (around 2011) and I’m hoping to take it on a trip this month, so I need to get racks fitted asap.
I’m running into a few problems:
- Rear mounting: The frame only has a single bolt hole by the dropout on each side (not two stacked eyelets like modern touring frames). The disc brake caliper sits very close to that hole, so when I’ve tried another rack the stays clash with the brake. I know axle/QR-mounted racks exist (Tubus Disco, Axiom Streamliner, Blackburn Outpost, Old Man Mountain, etc.), but I’m not sure which would actually fit this frame cleanly.
- Front mounting: The fork has no mid-blade bosses and only a single hole at the crown plus one small eyelet near each dropout. From what I can tell, those dropout holes are mudguard mounts, and the disc caliper makes them awkward for a standard lowrider rack. Porteur-style racks (Pelago, VO, Nitto) might work off the dropout + crown, but I’m unsure about load capacity for panniers.
- Disc brake clearance: Whatever I fit, the caliper placement seems to be the main obstacle. I need a rack option that either spaces out far enough to clear it, or a mounting kit that does the job without being sketchy.
- Colour/aesthetic: Ideally I want polished silver/stainless racks front and back, the nicer silver ones (Pelago Commuter, Velo Orange, Nitto) aren’t disc-specific and may need spacers, P-clamps, or axle adapters to fit (if they even can fit)
- Load needs: I just need to run a pair of panniers front and rear for light touring (holiday riding, towpaths, light gravel). So nothing extreme, but the racks need to be solid enough to take luggage.
So in short:
- Rear: only one eyelet + disc caliper in the way.
- Front: no mid-blade bosses, just crown + single eyelet by dropout, caliper in the way.
- Prefer silver racks, but struggling to find disc-friendly polished options.
Any recommendations for racks (or hardware/adapters) that you are 100% will work with this setup? Bonus if there are silver options
by BoyWithTheBiscuitTa2