just adding my exp. i've had a wald basket on nitto racks for 10ish years. personally i think the 139 is too big for the narrow racks like nitto mini front, and even the big front is too narrow IMO. the best/most stable i used was with the platrack. i'm using a 137 on an simworks obento rack now and find its a good combo.
also concur that you do have to worry about shimmy and overloading as it risks snapping the welds on the rack. IMO, front rack loads should be mostly for light bulky loads On Sunday, August 13, 2023 at 11:22:36 AM UTC-4 John Rinker wrote: > Hey Luke, I don't really notice any basket shimmy on rough terrain. On > rare occasions the basket will cant slightly but that's not an issue > because it's easily tugged straight, and it's better than broken basket > wires. All in all, it's a better solution for me. As a bonus, the basket is > very easily removed without creating a plastic waste. > > [image: IMG_1852.JPG][image: IMG_1853.JPG] > Cheers, John > > On Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 9:37:57 PM UTC-7 Luke Hendrickson wrote: > >> John- >> >> That’s a great idea, especially since I hate using zip-ties. Do you ever >> have any basket shimmy where it moves around from being on rough terrain? I >> used some prototype straps from Matt at Pass & Stow to secure this basket >> to a five rail I have of his and it did that a lot. Admittedly, those were >> cloth rather than the rubber of Voilé straps. >> >> Luke in San Francisco >> >> On Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 7:38:44 PM UTC-7 John Rinker wrote: >> >>> After looking at Luke's basket setup, I was wondering if anyone else has >>> experienced their rack breaking apart due to the attachment with zip ties? >>> The wires in the base of my first Wald broke in many places, and I believe >>> it was the combination of rough riding and the zip tie attachments. >>> >>> Since this first basket I have used Voile straps to attach my baskets to >>> a RBW52F on my Hunq and a mini-front 32F on the Atlantis. As a result the >>> racks still take the same abuse but no longer break. I'm guessing this has >>> to do with a little bit more flexibility in the Voile straps. >>> >>> Anyway, perhaps this might be a PSA of sorts. >>> >>> Cheers, John >>> >>> On Saturday, August 12, 2023 at 2:19:50 PM UTC-7 Luke Hendrickson wrote: >>> >>>> [image: image.jpg] >>>> >>>> Revisiting this. I second the choice of a Lucas and don’t think a >>>> narrow platform need be prohibitive. I just snagged a NOS Nitto Highrider >>>> (35F). I opted to zip-tie some 400mm Nitto rack struts along the bottom if >>>> my Wald to deal with that. Just a thought. >>>> >>>> On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 8:49:52 AM UTC-7 clcocea...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I use the Sunlite and the Soma Champs Elysees for my 139. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 7:29 PM J Schwartz <jasonas...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Greetings >>>>>> I'm interested in racking my Wald 139 big basket and am curious what >>>>>> ppl are using for a rack. >>>>>> I just got an email that the basket rack is back in stock at RBW, and >>>>>> I'm considering just buying it but I'm really just not onboard with >>>>>> spending $288 on a front rack despite how well it's made and special it >>>>>> is.. I may pull the trigger on it anyway but wanted to check here to >>>>>> see >>>>>> what users of the 139 are doing to attach it to the fronts of their >>>>>> bikes. >>>>>> I already have an old Nitto R14 "Top Rack" that I know some people >>>>>> have used in the front and zipped a 139 on top. Mine is older and >>>>>> doesn't >>>>>> have any diving board provisions so it's only 4 struts but I assume it's >>>>>> strong enough if installed well. My intention was to use that rack on >>>>>> the >>>>>> rear of the bike though. >>>>>> Any suggestions for a support for the 139 that isn't $288? >>>>>> thanks >>>>>> JS >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/da8a75e1-0470-4d06-aa89-add91620c765n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> >>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/da8a75e1-0470-4d06-aa89-add91620c765n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7e8f39dc-2f7e-44fa-8a17-b1cc1e6490c6n%40googlegroups.com.
