Matt, Thanks for the tips / kind words.
Now that I look back at the photos of the bike mounted on a bus, you may be right. My other (non-riv) bike has the Wald Medium basket zip- tied to a rear rack, and it has proven to be invaluable on rides with friends. "Hey, want to go to this party at ___'s house?" "Sure" "But we can't go empty handed" "Lets stop by the grocery store and pick up wine and cheese" (...my basket saves the day!) On May 1, 6:21 am, newenglandbike <matthiasbe...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think it will fit on the bus rack just fine. That is, a Nitto > Mark's Rack with a Wald Medium basket zip-tied to it will not get in > the way. The medium basket is big enough to hold a grocery bag, and > if you use a bungee net, it can handle an over-stuffed grocery > bag. This is what I use to get my groceries, although I also have > a Wald Big basket on the back of my grocery bike, which will just fit > two more grocery bags. > > Anyway your bike is too awesome. > > Matt > > On Apr 30, 11:29 pm, SMP <sume...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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.
