Fitting the new LifeLine Disc Rack was a breeze. The only tricky part was that the rear stay connectors needed bending to accommodate the angle of the bolts on the frame. To do this I screwed in one of the bolts fully then twisted the rack until it was flat. I then fitted the second bolt. The rack achieves the required clearance for the disc brakes by using the supplied extra long mounting bolts. One of these was very close to the small cog on the rear cassette but it misses by a hairs breadth. It might be worth hacking off the end of the bolt for peace of mind.
I did my second commute to Richmond yesterday, this time without the hideously heavy backpack and it was great. The bike is still surprising me by its speed and agility, especially once it gets rolling. I absolutely smoked a single-speeder on the Upper Richmond Road. He overtook me just after the traffic lights. I switched to the small front ring and then ramped up into top gear. Within seconds I left the red-faced manically spinning cyclist at a stand-still. A true scalping.