I have a Pletscher Clem rack that will be going on my Joe Appaloosa. Depending on how things go*, I may upgrade to a longboy. Since there has never been a long chainstay bike before these Rivendell models, I suspect there aren't any other racks like the long boy, that are made specifically for long chainstay bikes. There probably are many other racks like the Pletscher Clem that are adjustable enough to work on a long chainstay bike.
*depending on how things go, for me, means that if I decide to carry actual full size rear panniers, I will likely upgrade to the Long Boy. If I decide to carry only rear backabike bags and/or a saddlesack, then I will likely do fine with the Pletscher. I have noticed that all the Staff Bikes with the Pletscher have upgraded the seatstay stays to Nitto hardware. I might copy that upgrade as well. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Friday, November 27, 2015 at 8:40:28 AM UTC-8, Patrick D Kelly wrote: > > I've pre-ordered a Joe Appaloosa and am trying to decide on a rear rack. > There is of course the Nitto Big Rear Rack Longboy Longstay ( > http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/r31r.htm) but I'm fishing for > experiences/opinions about other options, and/or experience with Riv's > racks on their extra-long chainstay bikes (cheviot, clem, clementine, etc). > I'm guessing that an advantage of long chainstays would be to have panniers > weight more between the axles rather than behind the rear axle. Most rear > rack designs try to shift the load further back to avoid heel strike, but > I'd guess that's not much of a problem on these bikes. :) > > Thoughts, experience, opinions, alternatives? > > thanks > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
