Racks mounted to the sides of the fork crown were common on the bikes of the French constructeurs. As you say, it's a logical way, as it attaches to the strongest part of the fork.
Jan Heine Editor Bicycle Quarterly www.bikequarterly.com On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 6:16:03 PM UTC-7, JohnS wrote: > > Thank you Jan for sharing, that's a great looking bike. I really liked the > front rack's top mounting points, there a two on either side of the fork > crown. It allows for an open area for the canti yoke cable, no > interference, nothing in the way. I'm sure that rack is very stable. I > don't think I've seen a front rack mounting points like that before. The > closest being top of crown mounts. > > JohnS > > > On Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 11:27:20 AM UTC-4, Jan Heine wrote: >> >> In Japan, I saw a bike that, according to my friends, "was every boy's >> dream". I think it still would be a dream today, and not just for boys... >> >> >> https://janheine.wordpress.com/2016/06/21/the-friend-an-affordable-touring-bike/ >> >> Enjoy! >> >> Jan Heine >> Editor >> Bicycle Quarterly >> www.bikequarterly.com >> > -- 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.
