Re: [RBW] Wald 257 rack

[Shawn Granton]

I've had a Wald 257 on my Raleigh Crested Butte for over a year and LOVE 
IT. It is quite the heavy-duty rack, and HEAVY (I'm guessing about 8 
pounds) but it definitely hauls the stuff.

As for the struts being "flimsy": I STRONGLY disagree. The struts are stout 
and also adjustable, so a variety of heights can be accommodated. I'm 
guessing that the struts are steel, but I won't know for sure until I go 
home to check. And it also makes a convenient place to mount a light.

For those of you comparing this rack to other Wald baskets: *It's 
different. *Everything is beefier, including the tubing on the "basket" 
part, and the struts.

yours,
Shawn







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Re: [RBW] Wald 257 rack

[Jon BALER]

I had a large wald basket on my gen 1 Fargo, but I added and customized the 
struts.  It ended up being being very sturdy.  I used double opposing struts 
underneath for triangulation, and the rear upper rail had struts down to the 
upper bottle mounts on the rear of the fork. A double diving board bracket went 
from the fork crown bolt to beneath the rack and fender. 

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Re: [RBW] Wald 257 rack

[scott]

Strange that the struts would be less than the solid standard steel. My 
original Cetma used wald struts and mounting hardware. Maybe someonw has a 5 
rail Cetma they would part with.

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[RBW] Wald 257 rack

[drew]

If my memory is correct, the arms are a very non-sturdy feeling aluminum. The 
one I had was used and more wobbly than I like.  I never put much weight on it, 
so it was fine, but it was eventually replaced. I think cetmas are steel, I've 
never had one though. 

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[RBW] Wald 257 rack

[scott]

Has anyone used this rack? I used to have a really early Cetma rack and loved 
it. It attached the same way and could haul more weight than a sane person 
could need. Wondering if the Wald was similar. 
http://m.waldsports.com/index.cfm/store/front-baskets/257gb-black-ewalds-multi-fit-front-rack/

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