So, those are my photos. The racks in development will come from Nitto, who knows something about making strong racks. There are a few in development, I took photos only of two. The first (I believe) will attach right to a front mini (with the four eyelets), and may look strange in its prototype form, but in person seems to be about perfect.
Patience will yeild more information, I'm sure. Good to know there's rack-age in the works, though! On Jun 4, 8:58 am, "J. Burkhalter" <burk...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey George- > > For boxy/rando bags, you can't go wrong with either Mark's Rack > (http://tinyurl.com/o78xdo) for sidepull/centerpull brakes or the Mini > Front Nitto Rack (http://tinyurl.com/oe6q33) for canti's. Both are > easily hack-able to accept just about any generator or battery > headlight in a protected position that is below the bag and forward to > prevent any tire shadow. Both racks come with P-clamps for mounting > on forks w/o braze-ons. > > -Jay > Asheville, NC > > On Jun 4, 8:21 am, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have never used a front bag but I'm going to experiment this summer > > with one of those boxy bags with the map case on top. There is a > > bewildering variety of front racks. What factors should I be > > considering? I want something I can mount a light (edelux) on. > > Suggestions? Questions? > > George S > > > On Jun 3, 4:43 pm, j.m.aydelo...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > I already have a VO porteur rack, and love it. I'm still looking for > > > the perfect bag. What I first wanted was one of the Hershberger > > > baskets that sat on the porteur, but those aren't being made any > > > longer. I also considered a Zugster porteur bag, but their waiting > > > list is ridiculously long. I've considered making my own crate or > > > ordering a custom basket, but am still searching... > > > > So now that Riv seems to have these racks coming, does anyone know if > > > they plan to make a bag for it? > > > > John > > > > On Jun 3, 10:46 am, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Riv (grant?) mentions it in their (his?) latest "Knothole" post, in > > > > describing the new pictures in the rotation on the main page. It > > > > looks nice, like a campee touring rack with an extended "porteur" > > > > style platform. It looks great, and I assume it'll come out somewhere > > > > in the $200 price point, given the current price of the campee rack. > > > > I guess it'll compete with the VO porteur, Pass and Stow, etc. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
