VO Rackaleur, Front Bag Mount

Back in the day, several manufacturers made handlebar mounted racks/decaleurs for traditional front bags. These "rackaleurs" were not intended to replace a front rack on a touring or rando bike, but rather to allow a simple way to mount your bag on a bike that lacked a front rack, on your racing bike for example. You can switch them from bike to biker without tools and without removing the stem, or bars, or anything else, but the rackaleur. I used one on my racing bike for many years and many thousands of miles. It allowed me to carry my ancient Leica camera and some extra clothes on training rides.

Rackaleurs hold the bag higher than is ideal, but if you carry a light load they work quite well. On bumpy roads, however, I recommend using an old toe clip strap or loop of bungee cord to connect the bag to the head tube, as in the photo, to prevent the bag from bouncing around when going over large bumps.

Note that Rackaleurs fit on traditional quill stems, those shaped like the Nitto Technomic. They don't work with most threadless stems because threadless stems are usually too wide. They do fit on aero-style quill stems, but may need to be bent down a little in order to sit level.

Made from polished stainless steel. Bag and straps not included.

SKU RA-0024

Rack Type Stem Mount

Finish Polished

Material Stainless Steel

Manufacturer Velo Orange