Looks good. Easier to wheelie too.
jim m
walnut creek
On Friday, October 21, 2022 at 7:20:28 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:
> YY
>
> On Fri., Oct. 21, 2022, 7:16 p.m. Leah Peterson,
> wrote:
>
>> Jason: like this? Y/N.
>> Leah
>>
>> [image: image2.jpeg]
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>> Sent from my iPhone
It looks GREAT. I’m not surprised that you’re going with the more is more
triangle idea—it will be fab!
Similar to my commuter setup and I love it so I think you will too. It’s
freeing to get excess weight off the front.
How do you like it?
On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 8:30:28 PM UTC-4
Does this mean one would need 4 squares and unlimited circles??? ;-)
Doug
On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at 7:52:21 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote:
> Which reminds me I only have one triangle on my bag and clearly need at
> least three because more is MORE!!!
>
> On Saturday, October 15, 2022 at
3 Triangles on back for sure!
Kate
On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 9:33:23 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> Because more is MORE! 藍 Totally doing it.
>
> On Oct 14, 2022, at 9:31 PM, JAS wrote:
>
> Leah, what a nice change! Your bike is perfect. I'm with Jason...3
> triangles on
Because more is MORE! 藍 Totally doing it.
> On Oct 14, 2022, at 9:31 PM, JAS wrote:
>
> Leah, what a nice change! Your bike is perfect. I'm with Jason...3
> triangles on the back, just like he described.
>
> Joyce
>
>> On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 6:23:30 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:
>>
Totally gonna do it, Jason! Wo!
> On Oct 14, 2022, at 9:23 PM, Jason Fuller wrote:
>
> Yeah looks great! The rear basket would look silly on the racing platypus,
> but it just fits in with what this bike is for.
>
> Hear me out on the triangle: one orange triangle on the back of
Leah, what a nice change! Your bike is perfect. I'm with Jason...3
triangles on the back, just like he described.
Joyce
On Friday, October 14, 2022 at 6:23:30 PM UTC-7 Jason Fuller wrote:
> Yeah looks great! The rear basket would look silly on the racing
> platypus, but it just fits in
Yeah looks great! The rear basket would look silly on the racing platypus,
but it just fits in with what this bike is for.
Hear me out on the triangle: one orange triangle on the back of each
pannier, and the green one up on the basket for three (!) rear triangles
and nice symmetry. The
Joe, isn’t it the truth? I got it all put right now, I think! More on that later. I’m headed out to dinner…Sent from my iPhoneOn Oct 14, 2022, at 3:36 PM, Joe Bernard wrote:Someday a bike shop is going to put one of your bikes back together properly. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but that
Someday a bike shop is going to put one of your bikes back together
properly. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but that day will come.
On Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 7:23:02 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> I got my bike done today at the shop and it has made a huge
I got my bike done today at the shop and it has made a huge difference in
ease of lifting it onto the rack. I didn’t get far with setting it up again
because when I got home I realized the rear dyno light isn’t working now.
She shop had to mess with the dyno wiring and something is likely off,
That's because your romanceur is a low trail bike with 36mm of trail as
opposed to the 55-60mm on typical Rivendell bikes. Conversely, that's why
the Romanceur won't ride well without a front load! That makes bikes like
that a specialized item as opposed as a bike meant for general riding
I ran a porteur rack and large basket on my romanceur and never noticed the
weight. I'd be surprised when I took it off how much the rack+basket
weighed. Riding I found it to be no issue. I could load it up and it was
never an issue. I actually found it a bit too wispy unloaded - but I rarely
Hello, and thank you for posting this.
I was just about to order one to put on my, 'new to me' early aughts
quickbeam. I was curious on it's weight and how it would feel.
For years ( about a decade !) I had a Schwinn voyageur with the surly front
rack combo - ready to tour, ready to ferry an
I have the Soma Demi Porteur (rated to about 22lbs.) and enjoy it
thoroughly.
On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 6:32:07 PM UTC-7 Doug H. wrote:
> I have a light weight Soma Lucas front rack on my light weight Wabi
> Thunder and I like it. I don't need a heavy duty rack for heavy loads so it
>
Hi guys, I’m so glad so many of you commented.
Corwin asked why I load the heavy bike on the car rack. I have to take it
to the shop and now and then, so that is a lift. I lift it a little bit
onto the rack on the garage wall. Sometimes I want to drive to a ride with
The Lone Wolf and then I
I "have" two basket racks. Each rack is mounted on a Hubbuhubbuh. One is on
mine, the other on the Cunningham tandem (basket and rack gifted by me).
About the weight - I do not notice a difference. But I may not be a good
judge of any difference in weight. I regularly hoist, throw around, etc.
+1 About what Garth said: if it feels heavy, it's heavy.
+1 What Leah said about not feeling the joy over lifting a heavy bike up
stairs, onto racks, etc.
I have been reducing the rack & accessory weight on my Hunqapillar &
Hilsen. Or maybe it's just having a sore arm from all the vaccines
In my experience, the only downside about a front load is the flop when
parking. I enjoy the stable feel and slower steering personally. I have
read so many that do not though. I have a Pass and Stow rack on my Clem H
with a wald and Swift Sugarloaf, it is my daily bike that also tows my
I haven't used that rack, but I have wanted to. I was going to chime in to
say that it probably has to be as heavy as it is to carry the load it is
designed for, but then I went to Rivbike and they have it rated for only
20lbs!? I figured it could carry more. I reckon a big bag of pet food
@BBDD,
Forgive me, but is that the RBW52F as it's called on the Riv site? If so, I
have one on my Toyo Atlantis and I've had mixed results. I had one of the
bolts fall out on a long gravel ride from the fork eyelet on the right
side. Whoops! Just this week on my commute the little "strut" on
I have a light weight Soma Lucas front rack on my light weight Wabi Thunder
and I like it. I don't need a heavy duty rack for heavy loads so it works
for me. I usually choose lighter weight accessories all else being equal. I
use a relatively heavy Brooks saddle because it is most comfortable
Ah geez, I did an awful lot of talking you out of it for someone who wants
to be talked into it (see, earlier: Why are you even posting Joe??). Get
the stabilizer, keep the rack!
On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 5:41:29 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!
wrote:
> I know, and you’re right. I’m
Leah, I do not have the exact setup you ask about but I do have a Wald 137
basket attached to a tumbleweed t rack with King Many Thing cages. On the Clem
the wheel flop is very annoying. I do not however notice the weight much. I
will be ordering as soon as I can one of these after seeing it
I know, and you’re right. I’m just hoping maybe enough people will give the
rack glowing reviews that I will cave into groupthink and then change my mind,
decide it’s perfect and keep everything the way it is!
> On Oct 7, 2022, at 7:33 PM, Garth wrote:
>
>
> If it feels too heavy to you
I was cognizant of the fact that it weighed more than the M1 rack it
replaced, but I never found it to be an issue per se. Plus the added peace
of mind while getting groceries or carrying our small dog was enough for me
to not think twice about it's weight.
I also keep a John's Irish Strap on
If it feels too heavy to you Leah it feels too heavy. We're not clones,
everyone's sensibilities are unique. Trust yourself.
FWIW, Soma makes an aluminum version of their Porteur rack, which weights
794g total vs. 1180g for the steel. That's a lot ! They both have the same
weight limit, 22
I absolutely hate having weight in front on the bike. It messes with the
steering, slowing it down. By contrast, I regularly ride a triplet with 2
kids on the back + panniers and I don't mind that at all. Not even when the
kids pretend to be flying and flap their arms while going down a hill at
This is fascinating. I’m really interested in these different experiences. So, to those of you who liked the rack: 1. You didn’t notice the weight or find it objectionable?2. You weren’t irritated by the bars swinging when parked? I even have the same bike as Jared and I have such a different
I had the basket rack on my Platypus (I think I got it from Max?) and loved
it on that frame. Recently moved the basket rack to my SimpleOne with only
praises, tho I only use a XS Sackville in the rear (would prefer a banana
sack but can't justify more bags right now). I could see a basket rack
Another issue when lifting is all that added weight has to be controlled on
a fork trying to flop around on you. I've owned a couple bikes with big
front racks and that part gets old RIGHT-quick.
On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 3:22:40 PM UTC-7 Collin A wrote:
> Leah et al.,
>
> My wife had a
Leah et al.,
My wife had a similar feeling when she had the basket rack + basket on her
homer...a total of about 4 lbs of dead weight on the front, which for her
riding (unloaded, and when we did carry stuff it was always on my bike) was
rarely utilized to its full potential. We removed it as
As a non-front-rack guy (so why are you even posting, Joe??) I have no
thoughts on that particular rack, but I DO have thoughts on total bike
weight. When I had my custom designed, then added parts, I leaned towards
as much lightness as I could safely get away with for the use. Lighter =
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