Ad Noyce does have the fender attached to the Nitto Mini. It's the next photo in the set:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26905387@N04/5388125197/in/photostream/ On Jan 26, 8:09 am, Thomas Lynn Skean <thomaslynnsk...@comcast.net> wrote: > Very nice setup. > > Historically I have tended to have more cargo weight in the rear than > in the front on my bike. However, lately I've been mixing it up more. > And sometimes going with heavy front weighting. > > One thing I've been very pleased about is that the Hillborne just > plain doesn't seem to care a lot about how I ride it, including where > the weight is. Yeah, I can tell when I have a loaded BarSack on my > handlebars which are a couple inches above my saddle. And I can tell > when I have panniers and a stuffed SaddleSack Medium. And I can tell > when I have a ShopSack Large in back and a ShopSack Medium in front, > both in baskets. > > But the Hillborne is a Country Bike. It deals. So it is appropriate > here to apply what seems an oft-invoked-by-Mr.-Petersen principle: > It's different. It's fine. You get used to it in about 10 minutes / > miles / shifts / rides / what-have-you. > > Couple questions: > > Is that a standard Hillborne paint job? I've seen several with a > contrasting head tube in photos but more often see them with same- > color head tubes. It looks really good. > > Those are some *long* fenders. Are those Honjos? Is *that* how long > Honjo fenders just are? > > Yours, > Thomas Lynn Skean > > On Jan 26, 1:14 am, Ad Noyce <adamab...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey all, > > > Thanks for the input on front racks. My setup now includes a mini front > > rack for the loafer and fenders: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/26905387@N04/5388732538/in/photostream/ > > > Thanks gang, > > Adam > > > On Monday, January 10, 2011 9:10:43 AM UTC-8, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > > > > Tubus are indeed fine racks... My only gripe with my Tubus Logo was > > > that the top (main) platform was very narrow, compared to the Nitto > > > Big Rack. Anything I put on the Logo seemed tippy, and unstable. I > > > don't understand where Tubus is coming from with this design; in fact > > > I believe you build the rack platform to be as wide as possible > > > without it becoming heavy or unwieldy. > > > > On Jan 10, 10:14 am, hobie <moho...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Don't forget Tubus in stainless still. Tubus might be stronger or more > > > > rigid. > > > > > On Jan 7, 1:54 am, Adam <adam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Thought I'd use the rebate to throw on a front rack... > > > > > > Could anyone speak to whether the Nitto Two-Strut Top Rack is > > > > > compatible with canti brakes? > > > > > >http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/nitto-two-strut-top-rack/20-190 > > > > > > I was planning to sit the small loafer up front...so then any reason > > > > > I'd choose the Two-Strut, which seems to manage a good amount of > > > > > weight, v. the Mini Front Rack, which handles a smaller load and has > > > > > one strut? > > > > > >http://www.rivbike.com/products/show/mini-front-nitto/20-020 > > > > > > Concerned about weight in the front, especially when I'm on longish > > > > > rides--frequent biking in the Oakland and Berkeley hills and it can be > > > > > plenty windy. > > > > > > Any thoughts appreciated-- > > > > > > Best, > > > > > Adam- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- 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-bunch@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.
