Hi, You are on the right track of putting a rear Nitto Top rack and a wire basket. Tie the wire basket with plastic tie-wraps and your set-up will be as stable as it can be. I had that set-up with my Wilbury. Don't worry about the handling of your Bleriot. If you have not followed earlier discussions on the design philosophy of Rivendell, all its bikes handle well with rear loading more than front loading.
Rene [email protected] EarthLink Revolves Around You. > [Original Message] > From: avillage <[email protected]> > To: RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> > Date: 2/12/2009 2:14:05 PM > Subject: [RBW] racks, baskets, and bags > > > Hi, there. I'm getting ready to set up my Bleriot for commuting. I use > it that way now but I wear a day pack with all my stuff and I want to > get it off my back. I'm investigating racks, bags, baskets, trunks, > all trying to decide the best arrangement. My current thinking is a > large basket on a rack (Nitto) on the back which would allow me to > pack a cheap duffle bag, throw it in the basket and secure it with a > net. Easy to get stuff in and out plus I can haul some other stuff. My > past experience from 25 years ago commuting on a Trek 500 with a rack > was that the weight on the backend made it more difficult to handle > (it felt heavy in the rear). I need about 1,500 cubic inches of room. > Any experience, suggestions, downright advice out there? I'd enjoy > your ideas. > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
