I agree with Bill here on all counts: 1. Personal preference for/against zip ties is what it is--personal. 2. The possibility of more than one zip tie failing at a time is extremely unlikely, therefore making the safety argument more or less null and void. Aesthetics is the root here.
And so, I'll add something else to this perhaps already overwrought conversation: How often do you (or would you) actually lay eyes on the zip ties (rhyme intended)? If they're visible it means the basket isn't being used much, which in turn could mean that the basket might not be necessary at all. I should probably cut (zip) ties and throw my basket in the closet this afternoon--but then again, the need for a basket isn't always easy foreseeable, so utility trumps efficiency for me. Bob On Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 6:18:33 PM UTC-4, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > There's nothing wrong with feeling that way. No doubt there are plenty of > people who think putting a $20 Wald Basket on a $200 Nitto Rack that's > mounted on a $3000 Rivendell bicycle is similarly 'trashing it out'. Trash > is in the eye of the beholder. > > On Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at 2:55:26 PM UTC-7, masmojo wrote: >> >> LOL, thanks for having my back there Steve! It really matters little what >> the zip ties actually cost, if they were gold plated they would still look >> bogged together. And my comments are not focused on any particular >> individual, just everyone out there on the interwebs. JMHO, but if I am >> riding a ratty old Schwinn or whatever, then zip tie away! But, I paid a >> considerable amount of coin on a brand new Rivendell, I can't bring myself >> to trash it out with zip ties, I prefer something a little more elegant. >> My solution although labor intensive was only marginally more expensive >> because I used Stainless steel hardware, if I'd have used inexpensive >> galvanized hardware it would not have cost me much different than 8 zip >> ties & it looks so much better. > > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
