The Mark's Rack --- well, here's my take on it. Consider the source, but at the least-
It is not too heavy when you consider that it's supposed to carry a load, AND when you consider Nitto's structural conservatism. The similar looking M12 is built with much lighter tubing, but its primary use is as a front bag support. It is imported to the US and people see "light rack" and --- I'm not sure what the put on it, or how, because not many bags are made for it, and I doubt they're zip-tying Wald baskets on to 'em. But in any case, it is made with 0.8mm wall tubing, a nd the Mark's is something like 1.2--and, i think but am not sure--larger diameter. So yes, it weighs more. Since it is not all-welded (it has adjustable stays, which---you can't do that with welds)--it's more fittable to more bikes. I think -- weight aside, adjustability aside--- the contribution MR makes is: You can put it on a sidepull bike. You can carry something on your road bike. In that way, it is not unique, but it is rare, and it works wonderfully. The lateral unstiffness has not been a problem. The rack is loaded and the weight presses down. Of course there are sideways loads during --- hard cornering with weight?--but we and our customers have used the rack for ten years or so, and have not had one user-complaint. I understand that this "challenge' may bring on a flurry of emails from riders who sense disturbance, but we ride them here, too, and as hard or harder and more often than any of our customers do (it's a guess--but any HARDER constitutes abuse)--and we, and I, love that rack. Of course.....we profit from it. So it is reasonable to discount anything I've said here. But really...it has been an excellent and successful rack. -- 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.
