Not my experience. We routinely carried between 65-70 newspapers in the Wald front delivery baskets. And loaded the back baskets on Sundays when the papers were twice as large and heavy. Never a problem. Swaying is a function of bicycle geometry, wheel strength (spokes+dish), and pneumatic cushion. Our paper bikes looked a lot like these...
http://www.worksmancycles.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/indbikes.html When you look at the "industrial newsboy" you will note both baskets (front and back) are angled towards the frame center. You will also note the head and seat tube angles and chain stay length. That's the way to keep load distribution inside of the axles. If the balance point creeps outside the axle, you have major vibration issues. The bike shimmies, wobbles, and is hard to steer. On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 12:54:16 PM UTC-5, ian m wrote: > > Loaded up with a couple grocery bags those Wald baskets will sway back and > forth in front of you like a drunk tourist on a fishing boat. Ziptied to a > solid and stable rack there is zero movement and handling feels good. > That's my experience anyway > > On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 8:16:26 AM UTC-7, Will wrote: >> >> You could simply mount the Wald as it is manufactured. I had these on my >> newspaper bikes back in the day. They are bullet-proof, heavy haulers. I >> cannot imagine that a basket ziptied to a rack would be more stable or >> durable than this original Wald set-up. Wald is working-class cred. >> >> >> http://www.waldsports.com/waldsports/cache/file/459BD3F9-3E6A-4C02-8626D7A8CBA30A5A.jpg >> >> On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 2:10:36 PM UTC-5, Mathew Greiner wrote: >>> >>> No, I can't trade my awesome Pass & Stow rack for a smaller front rack >>> and a rear rack because a) I use a trail a bike to pull my daughter too >>> often and a rear rack would interfere and b) the wide span of the porter >>> rack is so stinking useful. I wanted to only because the style of porter >>> racks feels a tad ostentatious. The Pass & Stow is otherwise excellent and >>> the maker was super to buy from. But still, it's Spring, and these things >>> must be questioned. >>> Then, Bam! A Hunq on the Blug shows up with a Pass & Stow and the whole >>> thing is the very definition of badass. Not one whit of dandy-ism. So why >>> is this classy bike with a classy rack so tough looking? The same rack. The >>> same Cap'n Hook net. >>> One cheap beat up basket. >>> Time to order a Wald. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
