The only bummer I can see is that losing the tombstone means you lose some stability when you run a trunksack. I'm not sure how many people run trunksacks anymore though.
On Tuesday, March 4, 2014 7:41:27 AM UTC-8, Jeremy Till wrote: > > No official comment on these, but from observations the main differences > seem to be: > > -second, triangle-reinforced pannier mounting rail that is lower than the > deck, which, as doug points out, facilitates access to panniers if you also > have something loaded on the top of the rack. > -lower or no "tombstone" at the front of the rack, probably to add > flexibility in terms of saddlebag mounting. > -3 hole standard light mount tab at the back of the rack rather than the > old 1 hole one. > -slight difference to the overall shape of the rack, such that it sits > slightly farther back? this one is a maybe, can't really tell from > photos. It does seem like the deck extends farther back. > > On Saturday, March 1, 2014 8:29:13 PM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: >> >> Has there been a Blug comment on these, and what's new/different about >> them? The text alongside the item s/147 doesn't seem to indicate anything >> new. >> >> - Andrew, Berkeley >> >> On Friday, February 28, 2014 9:32:29 AM UTC-8, Brian Campbell wrote: >>> >>> are in stock....... >>> >>> http://www.rivbike.com/category-s/147.htm >>> >> -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
