BTW, that modular Topeak system looks very useful. I'd be very interested were this not to be a "thieves be damned" bike. I'll probably use a large milk crate or wire basket from an Office Depot modular storage system lashed to cheap heavy duty generic rack with hose clamps.
Again, we'll see. Perhaps I'll have the list's first Clem fixed gear using that S3X hub if I can rig up a floating chainring or do a Sheldon with the rear dropouts. Patrick "dreaming, not doing" in ABQ, NM. On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 6:01 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Ezri and Chris. Doubtless 20 lb dog in front basket is not the best > way to ride a Clem. I dislike extreme front wheel flop much more than toe > overlap, particularly as I also dislike wide bars more than TO, and I'd not > want to risk falling over with Perry in a front basket. > > Anticipating: Bill Lindsay will surely say that I've been blathering about > an outside-lockup beater for years and that I've already gone through 2 > beater frames while I am no closer to building something (That Libertas and > the monstrously heavy but the tall and almost square Technium mtb -- total > outlay with some 26" cheap tires <$150). But I've also blathered for years > about buying a Clem, and this may just be the right conjunction of stars > for this to happen before the end of the year. We shall see. > > Back to dogs: long ago I recall seeing a rider about town on an old > mountain bike who carried a wee Chihuahua in his backpack; the rider told > me that the little dog was quite comfortable riding with her head sticking > out of the main compartment > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvQFvwenTSvS5n8qATgAMc4CFLmiLUgag1TZppqmj77FA%40mail.gmail.com.
