My wife has been asking me to fit up at least one bike with a basket or rack that would carry her 11 lb mini dachsund, Sam, so he could go with us on trips. I'm sure he'd prefer the front but wonder if that isn't too much weight over the front wheel. What ya think? Hopefully Sam would be too frightened to jump around and bark!
Michael On Mar 27, 9:44 am, "J. Burkhalter" <burk...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey Esteban, > > My Atlantis rides wonderfully with heavy items in small panniers on > the Riv/Nitto Big Front Rack. Loaded up, it's an absolute blast > carving down long steep descents! I have no experience with the multi- > piece Nitto Campee Camper front rack, but I'll vouch for the one Riv > sells as a super versitile, strong, and stiff setup. I regularly > carry a huge bag of groceries in a front basket as well, and somehow > manage to make it home each time ;-) > > FWIW, I've been carrying a little weight (<5 lbs/Mark's Rack/L'il > Loafer combo) on the front of my Ram, and that setup is fine, too. > > One thing I really like about carrying some or all of the weight in > the front, is the off-bike bike maneuverability (avoid the whole tail > wagging the dog thing). And it's easier to push the bike up steeps > (or wherever) without some big honking rear panniers in your legs' > way. > > -Jay > Asheville, NC > > On Mar 26, 7:53 pm, Esteban <proto...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I've seen a few photos of folks' Rivs set up with panniers only on the > > front - and caught some of the photos on the RBW page with Diablo > > riders set up similarly: rando bag and panniers on front (and maybe a > > saddle bag or two up there!). > > > I'm considering a Nitto Campee rack (with the detachable low riders) > > for my 650B Protovelo for some camping trips. Or maybe just a low > > rider mount if I go with a front load. I have an Acorn Rando bag on > > order.... > > > I'm interested in peoples' qualitative experiences with a front loaded > > Riv, if they have any to share. In other words, I've read the various > > low trail discussions in the archives, and I'd rather just hear if the > > set-up works for people without the the discussion trailing into > > trail. > > > Rear load would work well too, I know. Loaded front looks kind of > > cool on 650B bikes. I am shallow. > > > Esteban > > San Diego, Calif.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
