My sister and her husband commute to work in downtown Pittsburgh. Her husband rides a Specialized of some sort, and has racks and baskets. He has popped his rear tire a few times now, and was told by the LBS that because of all the weight on the rack and over that rear tire (he is an attorney and carries two laptops and a heavy leather bag), he should be careful and stand up over bumps or risk blowing the tire out. My sister was telling me about this phenomenon and was advising me to do the same. I asked her if his rack screws into the frame, and it does.
I don't understand this. I have zero (read: ZERO) mechanical understanding of bicycles, but I've never stood up over bumps (granted, I'm 5'6" and 130, my BIL is a sturdy 6 feet, 230) and I've never worried about popping my tire. Do I need to worry about my back tire? If not, what is it about Riv's racks and/or frames that insulates us from the same issue? Thanks! -- 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.
