Thanks! Swinging a leg over a high rear load is a chore even for us long-of-limb-ers. I think I still have scar from the first time I lashed a milk crate to rear rack.
My scheme is actually even more nutty- I have a way to clip my commuter bag/briefcase directly onto the Platrack (inspired by the way the Slicker Sack attaches) but I really dont want it in front, so I'm thinking of putting the platrack on the rear. I may need to do the "short stay" mod that someone just posted in another thread, or maybe I can run the long stays down to the rear dropouts. I also don't know if I'll get heel strike problems. Only one way to find out! I certainly WILL post pics of any discoveries to share. (I won't post pics of abject failures, though!) -Pete (mad rack scientist) in CT On Friday, April 13, 2012 11:57:07 AM UTC-4, Liesl wrote: > > > I was messing around last night and I think I might actually try to put > the marks rack with a platrack on the REAR of the QB and strap the bag to > that. Anyone ever tried this? > > > > Pete in CT > > Recently I've been zip-tying a wald basket to my rear Tubus Airy and > using it with a shopsack for grocery shopping. This is with my faux > QB (proto bleriot set up as a single). I think I've had 25-30 pounds > on it (I had a recent post listing what was in the shopsack the first > time I tried this), but for only about 2-3 miles as it was just home > from the co-op. Also note that I am short and my frame is little, and > I am not one of those young 40-something-whippersnappers but rather > one of those young 50-something-whippersnappers. My thoughts are as > follows: 1) if this load had been up front on my nitto mini front > rack, I would've hated it. 2) I didn't love it up high on the back, > but the ease of the set-up in every which way and my short-haul > purpose made it worth it. 3) it would be an even better set-up on a > Betty/Yves due to the swinging the short little leg up high over the > rear end factor. 4) the rigging/lashing of the basket to the rack was > really stable as far as the mounting was concern--in addition to > lashing it to the Tubus, I also o zip-tied the top of the wald basket > to the saddle loops of the brooks. This works with a low saddle > nicely. 5) I suppose I should give it up and start posting pictures > on flicker because I'm beginning to feel like a parasite getting all > these good ideas from looking at everyone's photos and I haven't > posted anything ever on flicker... > > your grateful-to-everyone-who-posts-photos-of-their-rivs friend, liesl -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/EKUM3df8_HIJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
