> Aha, but (breaking in to his Inspector Closeau voice) you 'ave not tried ze > trash can pannier! Nozzing better. Baskets! Bah! Porteur racks! Pffft! (Back > to his rational voice): four paper grocery sacks per load. Try *that* in you > Wald Newsboy.
Very well (and amusingly) put. I will readily concede as a single person, my concept of carrying groceries is probably far less than that of many other people! On Sep 9, 6:47 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:12 PM, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > I give this > one to Joel. No peer-reviewed research, though, Just one individual's > biased prejudice. > > > Certainly it is possible to get groceries, do errands with a tourer. > > I says as much. But as I say also, it is a lot easier to do errands > > with a top of rack basket or, as I do with my city bike, a bag on top > > of a porteur rack. > > Aha, but (breaking in to his Inspector Closeau voice) you 'ave not tried ze > trash can pannier! Nozzing better. Baskets! Bah! Porteur racks! Pffft! (Back > to his rational voice): four paper grocery sacks per load. Try *that* in you > Wald Newsboy. > > > Bending down to pull off side mount panniers, > > opening up and sealing roll down panniers, loading panniers with > > groceries when they were really designed for carrying clothes and > > gears - bread - avocados and soft fruit especially are frequent > > victims when I use the touring bike for groceries. > > > As for doing centuries - I find all measured cycling a bore, and do > > not bother. Presumably most people who do centuries do so in a spirit > > of competition with like minded cyclists. Sure, you can ride 100 > > miles on an Atlantis. I have ridden up to 150 miles per day on my > > touring bike. Touring bikes are not going to do a century as fast as > > a bike designed for more spirited riding. > > I have neither toured nor done a century, so I am fully able to give a > biased and useless opinion: that makes sense to me. > > > > > > Really? Based on what do you claim these racks are better or not? > > > Let's see your peer reviewed studies. In my research I found the Nitto > > > rack to be just as good if not better then either of those options. > > > The BG I'd get but as an experienced tourer I'd never get the Tubus > > > racks. > > > So your opinion about the Nitto rack is better than mine? In mine, > > and other opinions I have seen on touring web sites, the Nitto is a > > compromised design. > > > I, like thousands of experienced tourers use Tubus racks. They are > > wonderful, solid, and work very well with both Ortlieb and Arkel > > mounting systems. > > Ah, the Tubus Fly! 12 oz for a 45 lb load. Mmmmmm ... > > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
