Front-mount Pannier Rack

I wanted to switch the panniers up to the front wheel after my Laos/Thailand Trip. The weight seems to ride better on the front wheel. Makes since with most of my body weight over the rear wheel already. During my trip I ended up moving all the weight I could to the front end and resulted in less pinch flats in the rear and the bike even felt more stable on the rough twisty roads.

 I used 1/2" x 1/2" angle for the main supports and 3/16" rod for all the rest. The rack turned out pretty light and it has very little flex. I left the design versitile so that I could use it on my 80mm corrected Surley fork also. Otherwise, I would have tightened the design up even further and really fit the mounts tight to this fork to clean up the lines. Still, it looks way nicer than anything I could have bought in a store and its lighter and stronger too.