Hi all,
I've been lurking for a few weeks. I'm reading this thread with great
interest as I managed to snag one of the orange Appaloosa frames from Riv
and am now speccing it out so they can build it for me. For the front rack,
I intend to go the route that Bones has chosen, the 27F Nitto
Bones, that 27 looks great! My only qualms would be that it puts the weight
farther forward than a Mark's or 32f. I'm running a Mark's on a different
bike and actually drilled a hole in the diving board so I could sit it as
far back as possible. I'm a bit anal about the weigh being as low and
Thanks for the solid feedback everyone. My plan to carry any significant
weight is limited to the occasional grocery run. It sounds like it would
probably make more sense to run a rear rack and a big pannier or two for
that purpose. I still want a front basket for small loads and it sounds
This discussion is useful.
I'm curious if anyone has tried the VLC Rockit rack? It looks like it might
be something in between the various Nitto options. I can't tell how well it
might work with panniers.
I'm also curious about the Rawland options. (With an additional low-rider)
On Friday,
The 34f is a lot of rack. The 32f isn't enough rack for a basket with any
kind of load in it. Not even because of the weight. The wald basket allows
a small weight to put a torque on the rack that it isn't designed to take
and Nitto says specifically not to do it. The Marks rack is actually
I ran the Mark's rack on the Appaloosa with four stays (the rear stays
mounted on the top of the fork), no diving board, wide canti brakes (Tektro
CR 720), and a regular Wald. (Not sure if the Mark's will work with a
V-brake in that configuration.) For extra hauling, I would tack on a Nitto
On my Appaloosa I've had a Mark's rack and the Nitto big front rack. The
Mark's rack which is similar to the 32F is a good rack. Light but the
weight limit is on the lower end. I use a Wald basket and tend to load it
up when camping. I didn't like the Nitto Big Front rack. In fact, I took it
