I use this rack with the small Arkel bags. These fit just fine. They did not work with the small racks that RBW sells. With the pannier frames off the weight differential with other small racks is insignificant.
I agree that a center mounted light makes more sense but there are also good reasons for choosing the left side. I wouldn't make a deal breaker out of that. Michael On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 1:48:42 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Glass half-full comment: > > I think this rack give you a great opportunity to think of your bike as an > integrated whole, not as a mishmash of parts that you bolt together. > > Glass half-empty comment: > > Why doesn't anything fit together the way I want!? > > I have two of that front rack. The detachable lowriders are very wide and > very short in height. My adjustable Ortliebs did not fit well on them, and > dangled way too low to the ground for my comfort. Very Very few pannier > makers make a bag that fits that rectangular lowrider well. I'm kind of > surprised by how bad it is. There is the excellent Berthoud GC372, for > $515 a pair, and there is the Ostrich DLX. Everything else is kind of a > hack. Will it work? Maybe. Will it work well? That's up to you. Will > it work like they were made for each other, as an integrated whole? No. > So, I bought a pair of Ostrich DLX panniers from Japan, and I'll probably > have Ruthworks make me another pair, custom. If some bag manufacturer > decides to make a bag for that rack, that will be great, but those are the > only two that are out there now, that I know of. > > I recommend using the light on the side and being happy with that. It > works great, looks great, and looks more integrated, and leaves the flat > top platform clear for you to use it for other loads. > > I'll look for photos of my Campee lowrider setup. I really like the > setup, but it is my opinion that most panniers are not optimal for that > rack. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito CA > > > > On Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 8:02:16 AM UTC-7, Bob B wrote: >> >> Hi, all. >> >> I'm considering a Nitto Campee front rack >> <http://www.benscycle.com/p-2096-nitto-campee-front-rack-700c.aspx> for >> a new Riv I'll be building up. I really like this idea of this rack (the >> removable pannier attachments), but here's my predicament: I also want run >> a Luxos-B <http://www.rivbike.com/German-Headlight-p/ltd-10.htm>, which >> Riv recommends center-mounting above the tire because of its wide light >> throw. The Campee rack only has a side light mount. Does anyone know of a >> light mounting solution for the curved front-center area of the rack? >> >> I'm pretty sure I'd like to run a Luxos-B, so am I forcing the idea of >> the Campee rack? >> >> My panniers are Seattle Sports >> <http://www.seattlesportsco.com/bike/rain-rider-pannier.html> Rain >> Riders (btw, underrated panniers)—not Riv—so I worry they won't mount well >> on Riv's hub area hoop rack which seems kinda proprietary. If they did, I'd >> just use that in combination with a Mini Front rack. This would be another >> nice, versatile setup... >> > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
