FWIW, on my 56cm Hillborne I ran a Nitto Mini/Platrack in front with a R14 and a Saddlesack Large in back for my S24O on Mt Diablo. The tent, sleeping bag, and thermarest lashed to the platrack in front. Everything else went in the Saddlesack. Worked great, including no hands riding. A picture of the setup is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45758...@n04/4842030882/ On Aug 9, 12:04 pm, Rob Harrison <robha...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm wanting to try a couple S24Os this summer, and I'm heading toward > a basket-in-front and saddlebag-in-rear setup. I ordered a Medium > Wald basket from Rivendell. Smaller than I expected, but it fits > perfectly on a Mark's rack. My guess is that the Medium size is about > optimum for a high trail bike, as far as how much stuff I'd want to > pack into it before negatively affecting the steering, or running into > that "how do I mount my light" question. Is that so? > > I have a rear Tubus "Fly" in stainless steel as a rear rack at the > moment which I now use with usually a single Ortleib back roller for > commuting, but would like to replace that setup with a saddlebag like > a Nelson Long Flap or Sackville Large for camping trips, while using > the basket to carry the commuting load. Purely a style issue. :) That > kind of setup just looks "right" on the Rivs I've seen riding around > town. > > Rob in Seattle -- 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.
