It all started with a broken rear fender from my tool bag. My plan is to add a tube brace from the bottom of the sub frame to keep the saddle bags from gettting into the tire area. let me know if think it will work or will my sub frame just break now?
Nice rack! I think you solved the problem with the sub frame tabs breaking. I have been thinking about that issue for a while now and I think that the main problem with the ears cracking is because of sideways movement rather than the up and down movement. I would still try to find a way to brace it from the bottom (triangulate it) when you put the pannier supports on.
Yes I fabed them from T6. Roughed them out in the shop and had a friend clean them up on the mill. Drilled and taped the sides 6m and the top 1/4-20
I think once you tie that into the subframe supports you should have not problem with breakage. I like the beefy aluminum...you may want to shave it down a little to cut down on weight.
