Cheapest frames that publish the full mount set

Which bikes come ready to carry luggage without buying an adapter or improvising a strap?

How this is ranked

Fork cargo mounts, frame bottle or accessory mounts, and a rear rack path that needs no extra parts — all three published by the manufacturer. Sorted by entry price.

Every one of these is a bolt-on rather than a strap, and a strapped load is the one that shifts on washboard and rubs paint off a frame. The reason to rank on price is that this is not a feature you pay more for: the frames that publish all three are spread right across the price range, and the ones that don't are often dearer.

Every figure comes from the manufacturer's published geometry — see each bike's page for the source. Nothing here is a judgement about how a bike rides; it's one measurable property, ranked. Disagree with the criterion and the order changes, which is the point.

Surly Preamble — X-Large. Front triangle ≈ 1932 cm² · effective top tube 630mm · seat tube 645mm
Top of this list: the Surly Preamble, drawn to scale from published geometry.

The ranking

  1. 1
    Surly
    Preamble

    fork cargo mounts, bolt-on rear rack

    420-435mm chainstays, 7.5mm shorter than the 435mm median across the 66 current frames here. Bottom bracket drop 54-66mm, 10mm less than the 70mm median. The fork publishes cargo mounts, and the frame publishes bottle or accessory mounts. A rear rack bolts straight on. Widest published tire 41mm, the same on 700c / 29in and 650b / 27.5in. Surly publishes no dropper routing for this frame.

    $399
    from $399
  2. 2
    Salsa
    Vaya Frameset

    fork cargo mounts, bolt-on rear rack

    450mm chainstays, 15mm longer than the 435mm median across the 66 current frames here. Bottom bracket drop 75mm, 5mm more than the 70mm median. The fork publishes cargo mounts, and the frame publishes up to 3 bottle or accessory positions. A rear rack bolts straight on. Widest published tire 45mm on 700c / 29in. Salsa publishes no dropper routing for this frame.

    $749.99
    from $749.99
  3. 3
    Salsa
    Journeyer

    fork cargo mounts, bolt-on rear rack

    440mm chainstays, 5mm longer than the 435mm median across the 66 current frames here. Bottom bracket drop 70mm, close to the 70mm median. The fork publishes cargo mounts, and the frame publishes up to 3 bottle or accessory positions. A rear rack bolts straight on. Widest published tire 50mm, the same on 700c / 29in and 650b / 27.5in. It takes a dropper post.

    $1,299
    from $1,299
  4. 4
    Cannondale
    Topstone Alloy

    fork cargo mounts, bolt-on rear rack

    $1,599
    from $1,599
  5. 5
    Trek
    Checkpoint ALR Gen 3

    fork cargo mounts, bolt-on rear rack

    $1,599.99
    from $1,599.99
  6. 6
    Rodeo Labs
    Flaanimal

    fork cargo mounts, bolt-on rear rack

    $1,650
    from $1,650
  7. 7
    Surly
    Straggler 650b

    fork cargo mounts, bolt-on rear rack

    $1,699
    from $1,699
  8. 8
    Surly
    Straggler 700c

    fork cargo mounts, bolt-on rear rack

    $1,699
    from $1,699

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Most frame bag space

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Best bag space on a small frame

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Most tire clearance

Which frames take the biggest rubber?

Most stable under load

Which frames put the most bike behind the bottom bracket?

Best set up for cargo out of the box

Which frames let you bolt things on without straps and improvisation?

Takes a dropper post and a rear rack

Can I run a dropper and still carry a real load behind the saddle?