I have a big rack on my Sam which supports my commuting panniers nicely. I haven't toured with it yet, but it would easily fit one of the newer therma-rest pads. The NeoAir for example is 4 X 9 packed and could go in a pannier or sit on top. A down sleeping bag in a waterproof stuff sack would sit up their easily as well. I have already moved in this direction for backpacking gear to save weight and space as a down sleeping bag packs down to about the size of a loaf of bread and I can fit both the mattress and the pad in the sleeping bag compartment of my pack and use the pad loops to hold my tent (which is usually wet) on the outside of the pack. No one wants to go spend their fun tickets on gear when they have a perfectly suitable mattress and sleeping bag that has served them well, but the stuff is out there.
If the horseshoe continues to perplex look at a Bruce Gordon rack. No horseshoe there. D.G. On Apr 26, 6:53 am, happyriding <happyrid...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > > It seems to me that the horse shoe shaped portion that juts upward on > the seat stay end of the rack would just get in the way when trying to > strap things onto the rack. For instance, my Therm-a-Rest mattress is > 25 inches wide. If I strapped it onto the rack, it would protrude 10 > inches off the back. It seems to me that if the upward jutting > horseshoe portion wasn't there, I could slide the mattress all the way > up against the seat stays so that less of the mattress protruded off > the end of the rack. Why was the rack designed that way? > > Has anyone toured with the Nitto Big Rack? What did you think of it? > > Thanks. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
