Leah, Yes loads up front can be difficult especially the moving weight of a dog. Loads up high are especially troublesome.
I think that if ever we repaint our Betty we'd go with the Cheviot scheme that Riv has done. Orange and blue! Just smashing. I think it's really important to consider what you want the bikes range of function to be for lack of a better way to say it. When you start purchasing racks and bags it all adds up really fast, not to leave out the various points of attachment you'll need to consider. Doug P. on another post (mine actually) made a good point that the rear rack is easy compared to a front rack. I think the Betty Foy begs to have racks and bags. I'd consider keeping a basket up front with a shop sack or maybe a small trunk sack for a layer and snacks with a small handlebar bag for keys, money and small essentials. In the rear a Nitto big rear rack so you can carry shopping panniers and or large saddle sack for grocery's. The possibilities are endless. Just really think about what you want Betty to be able to do. I Look forward to what you come up with. ~Hugh On Sunday, February 16, 2014 1:54:16 PM UTC-8, LeahFoy wrote: > > When I purchased my Foy in 2012, I set her up according to what my family > needs. I needed to pull a bike, so that necessitated leaving space in the > rear and putting an ugly hitch on the seat post. My dog, who insists on > being included, required the Big Front Rack with large Wald basket for his > accomodations. > > But now my younger son will be in kindergarten. Within a year, I bet I can > sell the tag-along bike! I will have CHOICES! > > I don't like the current set-up. The weight in front disagrees with me, > I'm afraid. I'm tired of having the dog sit up there as he can really throw > us off-kilter at times. I don't like how the bars want to swing to the side > and tip over my bike. This has happened so many times, and I've got the > paint job to prove it. > > I'm thinking rear rack (the cool new one) and small front rack. Undecided > about bags and/or baskets. What would look good and be functional? Also, > someday I may pay for a new paint job - think that red and cream Glorious > some lucky person on the list once showcased - so consider how the new > set-up could look with that. Ok, go ahead and spend my > money...ready...set....GO!!!!! > > -- 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.
