Here's an oddity. I bought a couple of Voile straps for future use, around 2019. I stored them atop the donut spare in our Forester. Last month, I accessed the space and both straps were broken. Not a clean cut, but close to it. I wouldn't suppose that it means anything for other users, but that is my report...
So I tossed some other type of steap in there. I hope it holds up EricF Golden Lake ON On Tue, Aug 15, 2023, 12:27 'John Phillips' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > +1 for Voile straps for attaching baskets to racks. > I haven't broken any wires on my baskets, but my zip-ties seem to break on > their own. I used to find broken zip-ties sometimes when I did a quick bike > & rack check before heading out. The zip-ties never broke while I was > riding, but would expire in their sleep between rides. Switching zip-tie > brands didn't help, and always parked my bike inside. > I switched to Voile straps without any problems, and now it's quick to add > or remove a basket in seconds any time I want. > > John > > On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 5:29:38 PM UTC-7 J Schwartz 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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0b2279db-bafb-48ab-bb84-d3b7246a85d8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/0b2279db-bafb-48ab-bb84-d3b7246a85d8n%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/CAOGTYJCti9VTXEMmuUz0v6sGLVA9PF_vy8yP_ca00HQyWydvSQ%40mail.gmail.com.
