Tubus Tara lowrider front luggage rack

Tubus calls this rack the “burro”, and is their best selling front lowrider rack. It comes in one size that fits most 26”- and 700c-wheeled bikes, and is extremely rigid and durable. It has a weight capacity of 33 lbs. (15 kg.). It weighs 470 grams. The Tara only works on bikes with rigid forks that have eyelets at the dropuot and either single or double lowrider rack mounts at the mid point of each fork blade. (It uses only the outside braze-ons). It will not work with forks that do not have at least the outside rack braze-ons, and does not work with suspension forks. It is powder coat painted black.

All Tubus racks are constructed of thin-wall tubular CroMoly steel. This results in a carrier that is light weight and more fatigue resistant than an aluminum rack. Any rack can break if it is overloaded or damaged in an accident. Since Tubus racks are made of steel, they are easily repaired in the field with common welding equipment found in auto repair shops all around the world. This is not the case with aluminum racks, because aluminum can only be welded with special equipment that is not so common. Tubus racks carry a 3 year warranty, and during that period Tubus will deliver replacement spare parts free of charge anywhere in the world to the rack’s registered owner.

Note: Tubus racks, and any other racks constructed of steel or aluminum tube stock, are not compatible with child seats, Wald baskets, or any other accessories that use clamps fastened by nuts and bolts to attach to the rack. The clamps will crush the tube stock. For this type of accessory, use racks made with solid aluminum rod such as Blackburn racks.