I used a prototype of the new high rider nitto rack on the prototype bombadil that I rode on the Great Divide Route last year, and it was super solid. High mount was great for crossing streams up to the axles, even with waterproof bags.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmolloy/2858561370/in/set-72157606879827070/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/markmolloy/2913044323/in/set-72157606879827070/ On Jul 27, 5:53 pm, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > The "new" front rack looks nice but has some design problems, IMHO. > It sits very high on the bike, mainly because it is designed to mount > through the canti studs.. The picture on the web site even shows a > fork with rack braze-ons below the brakes. If it comes with a second > set of attachments, it cold be mounted a good bit lower on the fork, > which would work a lot better. > Michael > > On Jul 27, 6:18 pm, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > There are pages up for two new racks on the Rivendell website. Both > > look interesting. > > >http://www.rivbike.com//#product=20-203 > > > and > > >http://www.rivbike.com/products/list/bags_and_racks#product=20-187 > > > --mike --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
