Pannier racks are brilliant for ferrying gear on your bike, but they have a few drawbacks for roadies: they won’t work without specific rack mounts, they aren’t exactly quick to fit, and they’re overkill for some people.
Enter Tailfin, a Bristol-based startup that that has designed a new way of doing things. The project, which launched on Kickstarter this morning, makes lavish use of carbon fibre to reduce weight, it can fit nearly any road bike, and it’s described as quick to fit and remove.
Founder Nick Broadbend tells BikeRadar that he came up with the idea after experiencing “genuine cyclist pain at existing products either not fitting my road bike (no rack mounts) or looking terrible + the rack hasn’t been properly redesigned in 50 years. I wanted to take that challenge on!”
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Tailfin fitting
The Tailfin rack weighs just 275g – around half that of existing alloy racks – and ships with a custom-made quick-release skewer that has built-in mounting features.
Thus, it’s not compatible with thru-axles, at least for now. The rack is mounted to the bike by forming a stable triangle between the ends of the skewer and the seatpost. The seatpost connector is said to be carbon-friendly and designed to fit almost any size.
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