Although Bill makes sensible suggestions (belt and suspenders), I don't
predict the second calamity happening with a Nitto M12.
The lower mounts of the M12 end in thick horizontal plates that slide over
your brake post (not likely to pivot) and the upper mount of the M12 is a
solid steel bolt
There are at least two reasons to add a strap. One is for load support. I
think Grant and Keven have both been fans of this. If you imagine an
arbitrarily heavy load in a basket you imagine the basket and rack bending
down and away from the handlebars. Run an Irish strap from the front edge
With the M12, I'd stick to the smaller basket, and even with that use
straps to handlebar for full loads.
David
Chicago
On Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 1:58:40 PM UTC-5, Minh wrote:
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> Hi all, thanks for the input, pretty much what i figured (mostly
> intuition, common sense). i do have a
Hi all, thanks for the input, pretty much what i figured (mostly intuition,
common sense). i do have a platrack in the mix--and i never thought of
using the top without the struts, may try that. i should have stated that
my main question is around the canti-stud mount M12 (which is not
And make sure you know the weight limit of your rack.
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what riv calls the big wald plus marks or mini - fine from my experience.
if you're gonna really push it i highly recommend using compression straps
or bungees or whatever to triangulate, securing basket to bars.
although this may not be ideal for drop bar use. works incredibly well on
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I tried this and wasn't really comfortable with the flex, but that's a matter
of personal opinion. I now use a Surly front rack with my large Wald, and it's
perfect. The outer rails of the platform on the surly rack line up perfectly
with the thicker wires of the Wald 139. Fortuitous. :)
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On my Quickbeam, I use a large wald basket on a Nitto Mini (32F). I trimmed
the rack down (clip off the top rim and fold the vertical pieces down) so
that it cleared my handlebars. I use a platrack like Leslie, but I don't
use the supports. Even the platform makes a big difference in how stiff
I used a large Wald on a Mark's Rack for awhile, secured w/ loads of
zipties. I had the same concerns initially, but it worked fine for moderate
loads.
I used the Lindsay method for modifying the Wald basket, which makes the
basket a bit shallower, which means you probably won't overload it.
FWIW, I use a Platrack on top of my rack, to which the basket is then
attached, giving a better platform.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/leslie_bright/7729133174/in/album-72157623199721925/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/leslie_bright/22755349636/in/album-72157623199721925/
I would suggest
It is my opinion that an arbitrarily small support rack for a really large
Wald basket will be fine. The failure mode you might experience if you
load the basket too much will be sag. The unsupported parts of the basket
will bend and droop. This is why some folks recommend a real porteur
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