Originally Posted by
realperson
Nope. Not an issue with the disk brakes. I have rim brakes on it. That's good to know about the spacers for the rack, though. In my case the rack is too narrow for the LHT frame.
Surely there are Surly racks.
Actually, the racks sold by Surly are about half the price of a new frame.
Other racks may fit. My Blackburn rack may well have been built when 126mm dropouts ruled, although I think it was a 26" rack.
The issue with disc brakes is the older style put the brake calipers on the seatstays which got in the way of rack mounts. The new style puts them on the chainstay, a much better place, with less accessory interference, but also requiring a significant frame redesign in some cases.
Not all bike shops are the same. Locally we have a place called "Arriving by Bike" which sells about 20 different styles of racks.