Originally Posted by
gaucho777
I see you said, "no cargo" but for me a commuter should have the option adding racks. Personally, I would look for eyelets on the fork and rear dropout for adding a rack *just in case* even if you don't think you need it now and are using clip-on fenders. ...
My mountain bike lacks eyelets since it was designed for competition back when Schwinn sponsored Ned Overend, but it does have a chain hanger braze-on on the inside of the drive side seat stay. This in turn enabled me to use clamp-on eyelet substitutes with my Blackburn mountain rack, without fear of them sliding down the stays and scratching the paint. It has become my go-to errand runner, with a set of panniers thrown over the rack.
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