I'll add a third way, sometimes I tie on a Wald large basket. It can hold a lot more when fully supported underneath. I have overloaded mine with way too much stuff both in weight and volume and never had the slighest bit of trouble other than really needing to be careful in maneuvering.
After some damage to the top tube I finally did cover the offending bits of the rack with bar tape. A little beausage is fine I guess, but I would have like to have figured it out before I chipped the paint. :-) Currently I don't have the platrack set up on either my Quickbeam or the Hunq, but I think I may go with your suggestion of the platrack strutted to the mid-fork and find a lowrider rack .... really waiting for the one that's been in testing from Riv though. I guess I'm one of those folks who really, really likes the ability to carry way too much stuff (and since I'm slow anyway, it never really bothers me). Aloha, Bob On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 9:41 AM, Bill Lindsay <[email protected]> wrote: > The two ways I run the platrack are: > > With the slickersack, any thing and everything I can get into the bag > > Without the slickersack, tent, sleeping bag and thermarest all go on the > platrack with straps and a net. > > I have always run the platrack on the Nitto Mini Front, never on the > Mark's rack. Regarding the struts, many have run the platrack struts down > to the mid-fork braze on, rather than all the way down to the dropout. > That way you can still run a lowrider and panniers for an uber-front loader > > > On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 12:24:20 PM UTC-7, Pudge wrote: > >> But the Platrack has two additional straight supports to the front >> dropouts. I’ve loaded a LOT more than 4.4 lbs on my Platracks. The limit >> is not what the rack will carry but how much handling degradation I’m >> willing to tolerate. >> >> >> >> *From:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.**com [mailto:rbw-owne...@** >> googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *WETH >> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 22, 2013 2:03 PM >> *To:* rbw-owne...@googlegroups.**com >> >> *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Platrack Real World Feedback >> >> >> >> As I recall it was made to fit on a Mark's rack or Nitto mini which >> Rivendell rates the following: >> >> "Capacities: >> Mini front rack or Mark’s: 4.4 lb. >> Top Rack: 13lb >> Rear rack, Med or Big: 44lb >> Big Front racks: 30lb" >> >> Safe cycling, >> Erl >> >> On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 1:34:24 PM UTC-4, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Does anyone recall what Rivendell said the weight limit is for the >> Platrack? >> >> Should I keep the load limited to lightweight stuff? >> >> Thanks, >> >> John >> >> On Sunday, October 20, 2013 5:21:58 PM UTC-7, Minh wrote: >> >> OkDokee, >> >> >> >> So i've been using a basket on my Nitto Mini Front for about a year, >> overall happy with it, but with heavier loads it was a little wobbly (it >> was secured with many zip-ties) it was never dangerous but i just wanted >> something a little more secure to zip-tie to so picked up a platrack >> second-hand. >> >> >> >> Now that i have it on there, wow, those stays that extend down to the >> dropout are really out there, i just have it in the bike-stand at the >> moment, so maybe it's just a spatial/visual perception issue, but it looks >> like a wide stance. 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