The Vega looks identical to the Logo without the extra (lower) pannier rails. I previously owned a Logo on my Fargo... Very nice, very solidly built rack, no question. The primary difference I noticed is that the Tubus is narrower than the Nitto. Some may prefer this; I personally like a rack to be as wide as possible to better balance any cargo that sits on top. That said, Tubus racks are of exceptional quality, and very strong.
Good luck. BB On Nov 17, 7:20 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I use the Fly, which looks very similar except that it's black and has > a single, seatstay bridge strut (and IIRC it might have a slightly > higher load rating) on two bikes and the Logo on the Fargo. Excellent > racks. I've carried 45 lb on the 12 oz Fly, and just now carried > almost 40 lb of groceries and things to Mom's. Very good racks and > very reasonable. > > Tangent: riding fixed as I do most of the time, the Fargo being my > only multispeed and coasting bike, I am a bit disconcerted and feel a > bit guilty at how easy multiple gearing makes climbing steep hills > with a big load. The F weights a good 37 lb and, adding almost 40 lb > made a total bike weight this afternoon of over 75 lb. Nonetheless, I > twiddled up the very steep (40 mph downhill on a good day if you let > it all out) 4/10 mile hill up the side of the mesa to Rio Rancho in > the 36/34 at 5.5 mph with little difficulty compared to grunting up it > in a 65" or higher gear with load -- and usually, fixed, I walk the > last 1/10 mile steepest part, unless I am feeling good or have a wild > tailwind. And this was with massively heavy, 800+ gram, 12/16 psi 65 > mm Big Apples on 800 gram, 45 mm SnoCat rims. > > I don't want to get soft! > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Earl Grey <earlg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > thought this would be of interest to the group. I have a Nitto mini > > front on my Sam, and had a Nitto Big Back for a while, which I just > > replaced with the Vega (in silver, ordered from Germany). > > > Reasons for replacing the Nitto rear: > > > 1. My Bombadil-riding friend coveted it. ;) > > > 2. Overbuilt for my purposes. > > > 3. The front stop on the rack interfered with my saddlebag (banana > > style), and didn't allow me to carry my Manduka yoga mat > > longitudinally (I tried once, but the rear overhang was too great). > > > 4. I got the size L, but think the M would fit the 56cm Sam better > > (the L sits too far back), and all my other bikes would only fit the > > M. May get an M in the future for my Ibis tandem. Still the most > > gorgeous rack out there. Btw, the Riv site says M for up to frame size > > 54, but the drop down selector says up to 56.999. I would say the drop > > down is more accurate. Go for the bigger rack if you want it farther > > back, the small one if you want it closer to you. > > > Reasons for settling on the Vega: > > > 1. I wanted a light-weight, silver rack with a flat top that can take > > panniers on occasion. > > > First impressions (photos > > athttp://www.flickr.com/photos/25150...@n08/5185320523/): > > > 1. Well-made rack, very complete set of bolts, etc., and great > > instructions (it's a German company, after all). > > > 2. Silver paint not nearly as jewel-like as Nitto nickel, but much > > better than I was lead to believe by statements explaining why the > > silver isn't available in the States. Time will tell how it holds up. > > > 3. Tubes much bigger in diameter than Nitto. Makes for a less elegant > > look, but should be very rigid. Tube walls are surprisingly thin. > > > 4. Distance between drop-out mounts 165mm! I don't know if they think > > that Santana tandem owners make up the bulk of their customers > > (Santanas DO have 160mm rear hubs), but that's ridiculous. The rack > > came with spacers, and a warning not to bend the stays more than 15mm. > > I sighed and installed the spacers (see photos). Actually the spacers > > match the plastic stay clips of my Berthoud fenders well, so > > aesthetically this is fine, but I assume the spacing reduces the > > actual max payload, and it just seems like poor engineering. Or > > perhaps the extra triangulation outweighs the disadvantages of the > > longer bolts? Any opinions? > > > 5. The top of the rack is quite narrow. I knew this, but was still a > > bit surprised. Not ideal for carrying 3 yoga mats sideways (I am a > > yoga teacher and bike-commute to private classes, so I need to bring > > mats for my students). > > > 6. The seatstay connector attachments don't allow much outward > > rotation. I could just barely connect to the outer brazeons on the > > seatstays. No biggy, could have bent the rack stays but was too lazy. > > > 7. The cutouts for lower pannier attachment hooks could be bigger, but > > at least they are there (the older version didn't have them). Also has > > attachments for fender stays, which is nice. > > > All in all am very pleased with the purchase. Not a Nitto, but a good > > alternative between the Nitto R14 and the Nitto Big Back. > > > Cheers, > > > Gernot > > > -- > > 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. > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- 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. 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