[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Touring With Atlantis
I used the nitto mini front and wald basket, with a Tubus Tara lowrider on a 6K tour once.I would use the exact same setup if I did it again. The mini-front with wald basket and bungee is incredibly robust, flexible, and handy. Of course the Tubus low rider's reputation speaks for itself I think. However, I am sure I could have used a Nitto Big Front rack with wald basket and get similar performance. Good luck on your tour :D Matt On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 10:34:19 PM UTC-4, Darin G. wrote: My Atlantis is built up and riding (gratuitous plug for Saturday Cycles in SLC). An awesome dreadnaught of a bicycle. I'm running a Nitto Mini-Front with a Berthoud bag and decaleur on the front. I'm planning a tour and wondering what y'all use for a front touring rack. I'm thinking of pulling the Mini off and going with the Nitto Big Front. Seems the Berthoud bag would rest on it in fine, especially with the decaleur, and then I could hang the front panniers on as well. But,...wondering if there is some other option where I could keep the Mini-Front and use some kind of clamp on low-rider (Tubus? Bruce Gordon?). Is there a rack that would actually use the fork braze ons other than the Nitto? Suggestions with illustrative photos appreciated. D.G. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/k8-A4AlELEkJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Touring With Atlantis
Does anybody know if the Nitto Big front rack fits the Atlantis without the use of P-clamps; does it just bolt right up to the braze on? On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9:34:19 PM UTC-5, Darin G. wrote: My Atlantis is built up and riding (gratuitous plug for Saturday Cycles in SLC). An awesome dreadnaught of a bicycle. I'm running a Nitto Mini-Front with a Berthoud bag and decaleur on the front. I'm planning a tour and wondering what y'all use for a front touring rack. I'm thinking of pulling the Mini off and going with the Nitto Big Front. Seems the Berthoud bag would rest on it in fine, especially with the decaleur, and then I could hang the front panniers on as well. But,...wondering if there is some other option where I could keep the Mini-Front and use some kind of clamp on low-rider (Tubus? Bruce Gordon?). Is there a rack that would actually use the fork braze ons other than the Nitto? Suggestions with illustrative photos appreciated. D.G. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/_0eYG9-kTDoJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Touring With Atlantis
I don't have an Atlantis...yet. I am trying to decide between the Atlantis, the Hunqapillar or maybe even a Bombadil for loaded touring and as a camp/trail bike to compliment my Sam Hillborne (more roadish setup). I am on the small side, so it would be 26 wheels on the Hunq or Atlantis or 650b for the Bombadil and was just trying to get a feel for what front rack combo would be appropriate. I believe the Hunq and the Bombadil have threaded holes on the top of the fork crown; I didn't realize the new Atlantis ones did too. I have a Jamis Aurora that has seen better days and probably should be made into a commuter instead of a touring bike. I used it with a Nitto mini front rack and a Wald basket for my last tour. It worked fine, but I would like to be able to get more weight down low if I buy a new touring bike. Thanks for relaying your experience with the quill stem/threaded headset on a front loader. It is certainly something to think about before putting a deposit down. On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:08:05 AM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: There are several excellent front racks on the market, but few work elegantly with the Atlantis fork braze-ons. Do you have one of the new Atlantis forks that have threaded holes on top of the fork crown? I adapted a Surly front rack to work on my touring bike...basically by using some rear Surly rack hardware and mounting it like a rear rack making use of the top-crown connection. It was really strong and clean looking. I'll try to dig up a photo. But there is a downside: I quit using the Atlantis as a front loader, at least with the heavy loads the Surly rack allowed me to carry. I found it unnervingly flexy up front when the front load was substantial. This flexiness led me to conclude that 1 steerers and quill stems were at a disadvantage when carrying lots of weight up front. My Curt Goodrich tourer was 1-1/8 threadless, which felt much more solid up front regardless of how much stuff I carried. A friend of mine reached the same conclusion in the middle of a one-week tour when he tested a compsnion's Surly LHT after complaining that his otherwise gorgeous custom tourer (1 steerer) was scary with a heavy front load. I should clarify that the flexiness did not stop me from enjoying many happy trips and overnights on my Atlantis. The best front load solution I found was a Wald basket that I could clamp on the handlebar and zip-tie to the Nitto mini front. Anchoring the basket between the bar and rack made for a solid connection. Everything that I didn't want in the basket went on the back. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/UmikuV8QQWEJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Touring With Atlantis
I have a Nitto Mark's Rack and Tubus Tara combo setup on a 26 MTB- tourer... the Nitto for a small bag, and the Tubus for panniers... works nicely. I also have a Jandd Extreme front rack for another 26 MTB-tourer, which I also REALLY like. That said, my first choice (if cost wasn't a factor) would definitely be a Nitto Big Front... On Apr 17, 10:34 pm, Darin G. dbg...@mac.com wrote: My Atlantis is built up and riding (gratuitous plug for Saturday Cycles in SLC). An awesome dreadnaught of a bicycle. I'm running a Nitto Mini-Front with a Berthoud bag and decaleur on the front. I'm planning a tour and wondering what y'all use for a front touring rack. I'm thinking of pulling the Mini off and going with the Nitto Big Front. Seems the Berthoud bag would rest on it in fine, especially with the decaleur, and then I could hang the front panniers on as well. But,...wondering if there is some other option where I could keep the Mini-Front and use some kind of clamp on low-rider (Tubus? Bruce Gordon?). Is there a rack that would actually use the fork braze ons other than the Nitto? Suggestions with illustrative photos appreciated. D.G. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
[RBW] Re: Front Rack for Touring With Atlantis
You could certainly go custom and keep the mini around. From what I understand, a regular low rider rack will sit at quite a jaunty angle on a Riv fork. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/VvojHFsMNcYJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
