Yeah, that rack/bag combo may be a bit much on the Roadini. And I don't know how you'd attach the 24-pack rack to any Riv without eyelets on the fork crown. A Mark's rack would fit the Roadini fine, with either p-clamps on the fork legs or long stays down to the fender eyelets.
But there are plenty of smart rack-less front bags available from bike-packing bag makers, so don't let the rack be a limit. For example, I also have a plastic (CF) cyclocross bike, and I've Rivved it out somewhat with fenders, bags, and Brooks tape and saddle. It handles a #20 load in the Revelate Harness on front even better than my Riv carries a #10 load in its randonneur bag. On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 8:41 AM, Patrick S. <plus...@gmail.com> wrote: > I currently have a Sulry 24 pack rack + ILE Porteur bag. Not opposed to > move everything to the back though. Used to carry loads this way but found > that loading up a 26" sized wheel bike in the front helped stabilize the > steering a bit. And I also like having quick access to my stuff in the > front also. > > > On Monday, January 8, 2018 at 10:30:10 PM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote: >> >> >> >> On 01/08/2018 04:40 PM, Patrick S. wrote: >> > Hey there, not an RBW owner (yet) but had a question concerning the >> > Roadini and thought you fine folks might be interested in giving your >> > "unbiased" opinion. >> > >> > I've been commuting (approx 2400km / season) with a Surly LHT 26" for >> > the past while and am really interested in the Roadini for its >> > geometry (higher cockpit and shorter wheelbase) and looks (of course). >> > I carry about 10/15lbs up front >> >> Carried "up front" how? >> >> >> > and ride in all types of weather. Just wondering if anyone here has >> > built one up and what's their experience so far? >> > >> >> -- >> Steve Palincsar >> Alexandria, Virginia >> USA >> >> -- > 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. > -- 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.
