I've become a front-rack-and-basket devotee over the past couple of years, and the Medium Shop Sack has become my go-to commuting bag; it's definitely the most convenient setup I've used. My daily commuting load is pretty light, but occasionally I'll stop for groceries or beer on the way home, and I'm probably well past the stated limits then. In that case, the ride home is generally short and paved. If I'm using the basket on a longer ride or off-road, I try to keep the load light: extra clothes, generally.
On Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 4:16:51 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Apparently enough crazies are overloading their Wald baskets on Nitto > racks, breaking them and suing over it that now Nitto is saying "no > baskets". Rivendell cares what Nitto says, and so Grant posted on the > Blahg that we shouldn't run baskets. There have been other vendors > claiming Nitto Racks carry a lot more weight than Nitto themselves claim. > Some gullible people think that means that racks from other vendors are > 'stronger' than the ones you buy from Rivendell. The fact is, a failed > front rack is a big problem, and conservative recommendations are intended > to protect your head, even if that discourages you from buying something: > > GRANTS BLAHG > <https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/peeking-through-the-knothole/around-august-9> > > Be careful out there. Use your Manny strap. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > -- 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.
