Thanks, Minh! I have held back on putting on a front rack, because I plan on occasionally placing it on a bus rack. I think a small rack + optional ziptied basked would work well. However, I did not like how the front end swayed from one side no the other in general when I had the front basket.
Here is a photo of the bike mounted on a bus rack: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sumehra/5671369506/ Maybe I can get yours/the groups inputs on whether I would still be able to mount it onto a bus with a front rack, such as a Mark's rack. So, here is the back story--I am a consultant, by profession, and also aim to be car-free or car-light, at least while I am terrestrial. So, I decided on having the coolest-bike-ever made for myself to help me toward that goal. At the time I was spec'ing this bike, I was doing a lot of traveling to cities like Seattle, NYC, Newark, etc, on pretty much a weekly basis, for work. So, I decided to add couplers and make it lean and mean, with little-to-no chachkis (no racks, fenders, bell, pump) to make it easy to assemble/disassemble. Since I don't like the look of the generic couplers, I asked if Rivendell would carve it to match the surrounding lugwork. They did! Then, once the frame was finished, I got on a local project where I do not have to travel (at least for another 6 months). For that reason, I'm rigging it for practicality with fenders, etc, and trying to use it on a daily basis as part of my commute. Once I get back on the road, I may remove the racks and fenders. So, there you have it! On Apr 30, 9:29 pm, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > Wow, that is a great looking mixte, for the front rack, if you really > plan on using it that way, get a nitto mini front and tie the basket > to that, or get a pletscher, or a wald woody goody. i'd love to hear > the backstory on this bike, what you plan to use it for, the ss > couplers are intriguing :) -- 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.
