On Thu, 2011-08-11 at 15:32 -0700, Thomas Lynn Skean wrote: > For me the reason is convenience. Having stuff in a basket and/or a > bag means being able to get to it more easily than in my (and I would > think probably most) panniers.
Yes, but typically on a tour that isn't much of an issue, since you aren't actually getting at the stuff in the panniers other than when you've arrived at your destination. > And it means I don't have to leave my tubus tara rack on my bike all > the time. (The latter is just an aesthetic thing. The tara, which is a > fine rack, just doesn't look right when it's mounted and not loaded.) Fiddlesticks, looks fine to me: http://www.flickr.com/photos/97916047@N00/5027013765/in/set-72157603355855778 Not as lovely as the Duo, to be sure. I saw a Vanilla tourer with what appeared to be chrome-plated Duo lowriders once, in front of the East Bldg of the National Gallery of Art in DC. Talk about drop-dead gorgeous! Most surprising thing, the owner was amazed I knew of Vanilla, when he bought the bike it was an unknown local Portland brand. -- 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.
