Be careful though. There has been at least one caseof the mini-front rack failing when overloaded and sending the fast-moving rider over the bars and to injury as the rack has hit the front wheel.
This is the mini-front rack that's for bikes without sidepull brakes where the support post goes in the fork crown hole; it's not referring to the Mark's rack. The Riv recommendation is to use some strap between the rack and handlebar so that if it does break, it won't immediately hit the wheel. To be clear, this is not a report of Nitto product deficiency. It was loaded well above the rack's official rating. Nitto's conservatism is good, but nothing is limitless. -Jim Sent from my iPhone On Apr 4, 2015, at 5:28 AM, "'hangtownmatt' via RBW Owners Bunch" <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow! I wonder why Nitto chooses to be so ultra conservative? > > Matt > > On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 8:28:44 PM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: > This much: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/15464068173 > :-) > When carrying that much in the Wald, the stays buckled when I hit a bump, had > to push the rest of the way home. > The 32F hasn't let me down yet! > > On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 7:33 PM, 'hangtownmatt' via RBW Owners Bunch > <[email protected]> wrote: > David, > > Help me to understand. The rated capacity of a Nitto 32F front rack is 4.4 > lbs. I have no idea what the weight capacity of a stock Wald basket is. Are > you saying roughly 5 lbs will crumple the Wald basket stays? > > Matt > > On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 10:25:15 AM UTC-7, [email protected] wrote: > Maybe that's a heavier built version then the smaller one. The rack > reinforcement and handlebar attachments look really solid, but the long stays > are the weak point. They have crumpled on me, folding into the spokes when I > overloaded a basket. Nitto 32F with a basket zipped onto it has never done > that. > > On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:16 AM, Will <[email protected]> wrote: > You could simply mount the Wald as it is manufactured. I had these on my > newspaper bikes back in the day. They are bullet-proof, heavy haulers. I > cannot imagine that a basket ziptied to a rack would be more stable or > durable than this original Wald set-up. Wald is working-class cred. > > http://www.waldsports.com/waldsports/cache/file/459BD3F9-3E6A-4C02-8626D7A8CBA30A5A.jpg > > > On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 2:10:36 PM UTC-5, Mathew Greiner wrote: > No, I can't trade my awesome Pass & Stow rack for a smaller front rack and a > rear rack because a) I use a trail a bike to pull my daughter too often and a > rear rack would interfere and b) the wide span of the porter rack is so > stinking useful. I wanted to only because the style of porter racks feels a > tad ostentatious. The Pass & Stow is otherwise excellent and the maker was > super to buy from. But still, it's Spring, and these things must be > questioned. > Then, Bam! A Hunq on the Blug shows up with a Pass & Stow and the whole thing > is the very definition of badass. Not one whit of dandy-ism. So why is this > classy bike with a classy rack so tough looking? The same rack. The same > Cap'n Hook net. > One cheap beat up basket. > Time to order a Wald. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > > Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace > > "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > -- > Cheers, > David > > Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace > > "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
