On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:12 PM, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote:
I give this one to Joel. No peer-reviewed research, though, Just one individual's biased prejudice. > Certainly it is possible to get groceries, do errands with a tourer. > I says as much. But as I say also, it is a lot easier to do errands > with a top of rack basket or, as I do with my city bike, a bag on top > of a porteur rack. Aha, but (breaking in to his Inspector Closeau voice) you 'ave not tried ze trash can pannier! Nozzing better. Baskets! Bah! Porteur racks! Pffft! (Back to his rational voice): four paper grocery sacks per load. Try *that* in you Wald Newsboy. > Bending down to pull off side mount panniers, > opening up and sealing roll down panniers, loading panniers with > groceries when they were really designed for carrying clothes and > gears - bread - avocados and soft fruit especially are frequent > victims when I use the touring bike for groceries. > > As for doing centuries - I find all measured cycling a bore, and do > not bother. Presumably most people who do centuries do so in a spirit > of competition with like minded cyclists. Sure, you can ride 100 > miles on an Atlantis. I have ridden up to 150 miles per day on my > touring bike. Touring bikes are not going to do a century as fast as > a bike designed for more spirited riding. > I have neither toured nor done a century, so I am fully able to give a biased and useless opinion: that makes sense to me. > > > Really? Based on what do you claim these racks are better or not? > > Let's see your peer reviewed studies. In my research I found the Nitto > > rack to be just as good if not better then either of those options. > > The BG I'd get but as an experienced tourer I'd never get the Tubus > > racks. > > So your opinion about the Nitto rack is better than mine? In mine, > and other opinions I have seen on touring web sites, the Nitto is a > compromised design. > > I, like thousands of experienced tourers use Tubus racks. They are > wonderful, solid, and work very well with both Ortlieb and Arkel > mounting systems. > Ah, the Tubus Fly! 12 oz for a 45 lb load. Mmmmmm ... > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
