I strongly prefer weight on the front, but when rear racks all follow pretty much the same design and can be had for less than $50, it's hard to argue with it from a utility standpoint. My Clem that I share with my partner has a standard (albeit silver) rear rack and a Velo Orange front rack with the standard wald basket attached. I usually toss an LL Bean tote bag in there with my stuff, and use a Carradice bag off the back for carrying extra clothing, flat kit, pump, etc.
My favorite setup is a front rack with a basket platform and lowriders, like the Velo Orange or Nitto campeur style racks. Nothing beats a big pannier full of produce mounted right near the front hub for adding stability to the bike. And, at $200-350, fancy front racks like this are worth outfitting 4-6 bikes with standard rear racks! On Monday, April 5, 2021 at 7:50:37 PM UTC-7 philipr...@gmail.com wrote: > ...or the rear? > > Discuss. > > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f929d62a-b912-41f1-afad-f44cbdc564bcn%40googlegroups.com.