weight-wise, all you're paying for is the steel fork-bolt strap, a couple of Nitto rod bolts, and a couple of extra inches of aluminum rod - barely a couple of ounces. Have the VO canti-mount rack on my daughter's bike and the stiffness is notable.
<http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/aP3030004.jpg> The M-18 on my bike does the rando job admirably with a tall Acorn bag and Bertoud decaleur. On Wednesday, October 2, 2013 12:36:58 AM UTC-5, john wrote: > > Well, he's got a point. I've used Mark's rack and the Canti-versioned > "Mark's rack" which is a substantially different. The Nitto front rack > designed for cantis is very strong, very beautiful. Strong because the > struts are not bolted to the rack top but brazed there. Also, the > attachment from rack to fork is from a brazed strut, not one that is bolted > to the rack top (as is the tang of the Mark's rack). Without a doubt the > Mark's rack is not as stiff as the canti-versioned rack (sorry can't recall > the name, or number, even though I've got one; I'm also too lazy to go out > to the garage and check - but I know it's a "campee"). > > The Grand Bois rack in Jan's pictures looks a lot like the canti-versioned > Nitto: really good, strong, and beautiful. > > I can't speak to weight, but for beauty and strength, I'm in BQs corner on > this one. > > John > > On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 7:38:17 PM UTC-7, Edwin W wrote: >> >> In the picture of Mark's rack on the Calfee Adventure, the caption reads, >> "Heavy and flexible Mark's rack seems out of place on such a high end >> bike." What are the stiff and light options? Custom? >> >> I am thinking of getting a Mark's rack when I can get the cash together. >> I don't mind the heavy part, but are they overly flexible? >> >> Edwin "He's not heavy, he's my Sam." >> >> -- 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.
