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Front rack for suspension fork

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I know front racks don't usually fit in with the idea of ultralight bikepacking, but if I can convince Mrs VeganGraham that we could carry everything needed for comfort, there's a chance we could do an overnighter on the tandem.
I've found a couple of almost suitable racks on the web that use the front QR as a mounting which are no good to us as we've got a 20mm through axle.
I thought about buying some 8mm aluminium bar at around £8 a metre and making one, but buying four rear racks for £23 to cut up and experiment with would be a better deal.
Is there anything available, or is it going to have to be MYOG?

Edit;
Don't know how I missed this earlier, but Thule make one.
Works out around £90 for the rack, side frames and postage.
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/product/detail/aid:641892
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/product/detail/aid:641896
Is there anything cheaper?
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These work very well, not cheap though.

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Cross posted/edited there.
I need to find the maximum tube diameter for that first as the 36mm forks on the tandem are pretty big.
I've downloaded the instruction manual, but it's not in there.
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There's also the Tubus Swing..

http://www.tubus.com/product.php?xn=65

Another not so cheap option though...
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No longer in production, but it does give me other ideas for mounting if I end up making my own.
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Re: Front rack for suspension fork

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Thinking about this a bit more, and looking at alternatives, a Gorilla cage looks good.
It seems a bit odd though that they should make a cage that will carry just about anything roughly cylindrical, yet the cage itself only fits bikes with bottle bosses or 25 - 38mm round tubes.
It's a shame they couldn't copy Thule's mounting strap idea to make it a bit more versatile.
At £60 for a pair of Gorilla Cages and Monkii Clips, it's not far off the price of a Pack & Pedal anyway.
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