I haven't used that rack, but I have wanted to. I was going to chime in to say that it probably has to be as heavy as it is to carry the load it is designed for, but then I went to Rivbike and they have it rated for only 20lbs!? I figured it could carry more. I reckon a big bag of pet food would be ok, but I'd rather carry that kind of weight on the back anyway.
I suspect you can find a lighter front rack rated to carry more weight, but Riv doesn't list the weight, so it's hard to say for sure. I looked at all the usual suspects - tubus, jandd, blackburn, soma, surly - and nothing jumps out as a good option for carrying 20 lbs in a front basket. This Soma is rated for 22lbs and weighs 2.65lbs without the basket!! https://www.somafab.com/archives/product/porteur-rack-stainless-steel And, any other big front rack you find probably won't be as pretty. When I have used a sturdy front rack and basket, I've definitely noticed the weight and balance when I pick it up, but when I'm riding it's never been a big deal, I usually put it on my heavy bike anyway. So, to me, it seems like you have three options: use it as is (my vote), find a smaller lighter rack and carry smaller loads in the front, or take the front rack off entirely and add a saddlebag or lowriders in the front for the overflow. Paul On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 7:41:29 PM UTC-5 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > I know, and you’re right. I’m just hoping maybe enough people will give > the rack glowing reviews that I will cave into groupthink and then change > my mind, decide it’s perfect and keep everything the way it is! > > On Oct 7, 2022, at 7:33 PM, Garth <gart...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > If it feels too heavy to you Leah it feels too heavy. We're not clones, > everyone's sensibilities are unique. Trust yourself. > > FWIW, Soma makes an aluminum version of their Porteur rack, which weights > 794g total vs. 1180g for the steel. That's a lot ! They both have the same > weight limit, 22 pounds. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/78mAv_Gw6a0/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/76f96677-841a-4c5b-b47c-9c86e1922d49n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/76f96677-841a-4c5b-b47c-9c86e1922d49n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/512734d8-ac1d-4e60-9320-46394f195fben%40googlegroups.com.
