Rear Rack for Diamondback Haanjo 5

Hey folks,

 

The Haanjo has rack and fender mounts on the beefy seat stays instead of on the drop out (and the upper bolt shown below is angled in with the seat stay angle).   As I measure it, I need 185mm spacing for the lower holes and slightly less but the ability to angle the  attachment for the upper ones.  They also have that thru-axle insert shown, so I don't think I can use the axle mount racks that come with a longer axle. She's a cautious rider and just does local rides for exercise, so crashworthy and bike packing capacity not needed, but she does bring home groceries by bike, so need 30+ lbs of capacity.

 

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

You have a metal frame. I believe the only reason (besides quick on/off of the rack) to use a thru-axle mount is to increase load capacity with a carbon frame. Bolt the frame to the bike and you should be able to use the rack to its rated capacity.

The issue is that the standard spread between the lower mounts for MTB & Gravel racks is 165mm. Older touring bike racks were designed to fit a 145 mm spread.   I have an older 26" MTB and a Jamis Renegade, both with std flat metal drop outs, and the rear drop out distance on both is 165mm, as is the spread on the Roswheel Tour rack I initially ordered.  The Haanjo requires a spread of 185mm. The Roswheel rack is made from stiff, light, hollow aluminum tubing and the drop out mounting feet are swappable and held in place by two small screws each. The nice rear light attachment bar and lower pannier mount side bars make the structure really rigid, so it takes a lot of force to flex it even 1 cm wider. Even if pulling it open an extra 2cm didn't damage the rack, the added force would probably cause the screws holding the mounting feet to fail over time.  

 

The only reason I mentioned the thru axle situation is that some of the racks advertised to fit any disc frame use the thru axle mount, which I don't think is an option here.

 

I spoke to a Trek store who said the Bontrager Rack will fit, but these don't have the side pannier bars, and one review said it was too narrow to fit a Trek FX disc.  Messaged Diamondback, and no response yet.