Lisa -- That would also be my recommendation. I use the rack on my Atlantis, and have never had an inkling of trouble. Granted, the clamp looks a little clumsy, but with panniers on, one can't see it anyway. Lots of the other posters commented about using the boxy bag up front. I can't address that, as I don't use one. I use a common wire basket with a bungy net most of the time, sometimes a common fanny pack, and sometimes a trunk bag I bought from REI. I have since given that bag to my son to use, so I might as well count that as gone.
________________________________ From: Lisa <ukulele.l...@mac.com> To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 2:28:54 PM Subject: [RBW] Re: Nitto Highrider front rack vs. Big Front Rack vs. Low Riders Doug and Ray, I do like the two-rack solution for a fork with eyelets. But since I don't have them, I'm going to try the Nitto Big Front rack. I'm not ready to think about repainting the fork on a bike I haven't even ridden yet! Lisa On May 12, 12:58 pm, doug peterson <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > Lisa: > > One solution to the lack of mid fork eyelets on the Atlantis is to > simply add them as needed. I've added standard rack hourglass eyelets > to the front of the fork legs for the Nitto small rack, and another > pair on the rear of the legs for the low rider rack I add for loaded > tours. My Atlantis is 58 cm so everything has to come off to > pack'n'ship for a remote start tour. I got sick of the Rubik's cube > problem of installing my bolt together front rack with U-clamps. > > One caution is to locate the eyelets for maximum versatility in case > you may change racks. See the TouringStore.com website for detailed > info but all racks are not alike. This is the voice of experience as > I'm about to add another set of eyelets for my new rack. BTW, the > paint job is history when you do this but Testors makes an almost > perfect match for the Atlantis color. It fools most everyone except > my fussy Riv buds. > > dougP > -- 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. -- 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.
