The mini-front is totally bomber. Do not hesitate for a second putting 20 lbs of books on a basket on a Nitto mini front. Does your quickbean have the mid fork braze-ons? even better if it does. Then you can massively upgrade the capacity with a Platrack for special occasions. What a bonanza!
On May 31, 10:50 pm, Jim Boggs <rhizomic.upris...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm looking to put a 14X9X9.5 basket on the front of my Quickbeam, and > I'm trying to decide which Nitto rack to use to support it - either > the mini-front or two-strut toprack. My main concern is the weight > limit of the mini-front, as I prefer the minimalist aesthetics of it, > but I don't wan to push it with hefty loads. > > I'm a student and I imagine there will be a lot of bulky book loads in > this bike's future, averaging probably 10-15 lbs. in the front basket. > I've seen mini-fronts with the huge Wald baskets on some of the 'staff > bike' photos on Riv's website, so that would lead me to believe that > the mini-front has been taken to task with lots of weight. So > basically, I think I'd prefer a mini-front for less weight/bulkiness, > but I'm wondering if you all think it might be worth investing in some > more structural integrity with the toprack? -- 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.
