The reason Nitto is well regarded is because the quality is really unmatched IMO anywhere on the market, which matters the more times you ride your bike with more things. I believe all Nitto racks are still brazed by the same woman in Japan for the past decade or maybe even two. Also made out of steel, so are stronger than some of the cheaper ones made of aluminum. I used to avoid Nitto racks because of the expense, but after two racks I bought from REI failed on me with regular commuting loads, I decided to pony up and get Nitto Marks rack. This rack is smaller and lighter and carries the same amount of loads, and I haven't even had a strut wiggle since I got it a couple of years ago.
It might be more helpful if you gave a price range, and what type of things you are trying to carry. Size and weight helps. All things considered - Soma has a couple of front racks that are cheaper that might work, mainly their Alloy front rack their Porteur and maybe their Elysee Champ front rack. I would also look into the Surly front racks (Surly Nice Rack, 24 pack rack, etc.) as well as Minoura Gamoh front racks. Velo Orange also has a Constructeur front rack that I've also used with great success. If you want the option of front panniers, you'll have to spend more. On Friday, June 17, 2016 at 10:25:09 AM UTC-4, Jon Craig wrote: > > Nittos are just way, way, way too expensive. > > On Friday, June 17, 2016 at 10:12:19 AM UTC-4, Ryan Thompson wrote: >> >> I have a Cheviot, which has the same brake setup as your Sam, and use >> Mark's Nitto Rack with a Wald basket. Can't go wrong as the rack was >> specifically developed for Rivendell's with caliper brakes. >> >> http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/r1.htm >> >> Ryan >> > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
