We use the 1up rack with my 62cm Saluki and my wife's 55 cm Betty. One has metal fenders, the other plastic. She has albatross bars & a large rear rack; I have drop bars and a front rack. Or we use it with my 62cm Rambouilet. The rack has three great advantages. First the set up is very flexible. You have control over where you put the wheel mounts and can shift bikes quiet a bit to the left or right. With a little experimentation you can find a setup that will accommodate almost any combination of bikes, bars, rack & fenders. I have found a spot that puts the front "clamp" hi on each bike, just below the fender and low in the back to minimize squeeze on the fender stays, which is the only other contact point. Second, the 1up is absolutely the fastest, easiest rack to get bikes on & off. Third it is also the fastest rack to get on & off a car. Literally a minute. We have the single carrier, with the second bike attachment. Since the single bikes are often used alone, I tend to leave one rack on the car, which folds up quickly and well below the top of the bumper, and then put the second carrier on as needed. Over the years I have ownedmany racks - Thule, Yakima & Saris, roof racks, trunk racks & hitch racks. 1Up is far and away the best. You can see pictures of my set up here. https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0x5GH8MqE9ev9;4DE99C7C-9428-4C57-891E-E77406229FF6 Michael
On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 12:02:58 PM UTC-4, SeanMac wrote: > > I have a 60 cm Cheviot frame that I have yet to take out of the box. > Reading this thread has got me thinking about fenders. Are the 52mm > Zeppelin's sold by Velo Orange the largest fenders that will fit on this > bike, or could I go up to the 63mm size? Obviously, if they fit, the wider > fenders would allow wider tires - such as the 44mm Snoqualmie Pass - to be > used without a problem? > > I've already purchased brakes (the Tektro R559 as I recall). With this > brakes, would it be best to get the 52mm Zeppelin's and go with the 38mm > Barlow Pass tires. > > Having options is fun, but also maddening sometimes. > > Sean > > On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 3:40:05 PM UTC-4, Howard Hatten wrote: >> >> Single brakes can be bought from Paul Components >> >> Howard >> > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
