You'd be surprised what a light-tubed frame can take with a high quality rack properly loaded. I used to load Eric Motobecane fixie, light 531 (C?) tubing, with 40+ lb of rear load -- 45 total on the rear was the most recorded. It wagged with over 40, but 30+ was fine. Lightweight Tubus Fly. My all 753 '95 road custom would handle 40 lb loads with a Fly, also very well. Even the longer stayed current '03 handles 30 lb fine, tho' not as well as the other two bikes. I found that panniers so attached affected handling less than heavy saddlebags while also carrying more.
I doubt that the Rom's tubes are any lighter than those of the above. The trike is 531 and light for a steel trike, and it handles loads even better! -- Hoss, tho' I hope one day to get a custom platform rack for it. On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 11:45 PM, Joe Broach <joebro...@gmail.com> wrote: > Saddlebags are pretty nice. Have you tried one? You might find--as I > did with my Romulus--that the lightweight tubing is not happy with > even a five pounds cantilevered off the back on a rack. If you're not > dissuaded, how about the Nitto R10 that clamps to the seatpost and can > bolt to the fender eyelets? > > http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=872 > > I agree that one always should have room for the unexpected! > > Best, > joe broach > portland, or > > -- > 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. > -- ------------------------- Patrick Moore, Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html ------------------------- A billion stars go spinning through the night Blazing high above your head; But in you is the Presence that will be When all the stars are dead. Ranier Maria Rilke, Buddha in Glory -- 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.
