As it turns out, the Roadini has braze-ons for a rear rack. Either way, the Roadini is a bicycle in the old school sense in that it is not a hot house flower, but can handle most any regular road and weather conditions, and then some. New school in the sense its designer has been working on ways to further tweak and improve this basic idea his entire career, as well as explore new parameters (sloped tt, long stays, etc.) and it takes advantage of modern materials. Based on what the OP already has in the stable, unless his body requires the extra cush of super wide rubber, or he commutes with a desktop and 3 changes of clothing and a set of encyclopedias, I say Roadini all the way.
On Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 11:01:18 PM UTC-8, Patrick S. wrote: > > Yep, that would be a good solution. Tubus makes a great rack with this > attachment. > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-bpgsEjmzBX8/WlUDTqJb-WI/AAAAAAAAO6k/V0NjueEHcjMCb4JQl7kDNJ2ThJGrDA8ogCLcBGAs/s1600/fly-stainless.jpg> > > > On Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 11:59:17 AM UTC-5, Mark in Beacon wrote: >> >> You certainly do not need p-clamps to enjoy a super solid rack on your >> bike. I've had these before and they work just great. This one is on a bike >> new to me, which still needs a handlebar wrap, and when I removed the >> brakes I did not level the rack. It's now going on another bike anyway. As >> has been said many times, this kind of connection has carried countless >> loads millions of miles. Seat stay braze-ons are nice and might make it a >> bit more secure in theory, but this rack would look killer on a grilver >> Roadini. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2vx5WKYYHgo/WlTztg_a_7I/AAAAAAAAKI4/gKMRtZId1Lk_7XmnWP1NRRI7hbV-aCEXQCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_9846.JPG> >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_kpTo7sabds/WlTznz9PhCI/AAAAAAAAKI0/y84xHVfI8NMlwWsf3uyFWIvBCLNXwdaHgCLcBGAs/s1600/IMG_9845.JPG> >> >> >> The only possible stumbling block to using the Roadini as your dedicated >> commuter is you are going to loose significant tire width over a 26" LHT, >> especially if you outfit it with fenders for all weather. Maybe a dual >> role--the Roadini on fair weather days when you might want to throw on some >> extra miles, the LHT for the more challenging weather. The LHT could be >> your camping/gravel bike, the Roadini fast solo or club riding, day trips, >> packed dirt road, etc. Perfect! >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 9, 2018 at 7:03:40 AM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote: >>> >>> ...you could use P-clamps, but honestly - why would you want to? And >>> why does this frame have no rack mounting points if carrying a commuting or >>> light touring load was considered in the design?) >>> >>> >>> -- 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.
