If I go for the medium Wald, I would definitely use some sort of front rack to stabilize it. Regarding the total weight though, I would think that a Crate with aluminum struts would add about the same amount of weight as a Mark's mini + Wald medium, don't you think?
On Sunday, August 4, 2013 12:53:43 AM UTC+2, blakcloud wrote: > > My wife on her Betty uses a Mark's mini with a medium Wald basket and it > works fine for the light loads she rides with. I on the other hand have the > same basket but attached to a Gomah porteur rack. This works extremely well > for me and I can carry quite a bit. My bike is not a Riv so handling might > be different for those on Riv's, but barely noticeable until it hits 15 > pounds and more. With the weight I carry I can ride no hands with no ill > effect on the steering. > > To the OP, I saw your photos with the Wald but as someone else already > said, having the weight lower would help tremendously. As much as I like > the crates, I would be concerned with total weight of the bike. I would > definitely go with a front rack and then attaching whatever you want. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
