Yes, I mean the Nova, and the bike I am using on has mid fork braze- ons, but I have used clams before w/o problems on other bikes. Some argue that clamps are stronger...
In terms of fork stiffening, what Thomas Skean said. :) Gernot On May 4, 6:53 am, "Darin G." <dbg...@mac.com> wrote: > Earl, > > I'm assuming you're referring to the Tara or Nova and I must admit that > this approach is growing on me (at considerably less than the Campee) as I > already have the Mini-Front. I assume you mounted the Tubus to the forks > with clamps? > > I haven't read the BQ article you reference, but I'm not sure I follow the > point about attaching a rack to the drop outs and stiffening the fork in an > undesirable way. The Tubus attacks to the drop outs. Clarify? > > DG. > > > > On Thursday, May 3, 2012 7:41:40 AM UTC-6, Earl Grey wrote: > > > I considered the Campee front rack, but then went with a Nitto M-12 > > and a completely separate stainless Tubus low-rider instead. The low > > rider can be added and removed probably as easily as the pannier > > supports on the campee. I don't know the weight comparison, for the > > full set up, but run only the mini rack 95% of the time. What made me > > go this route are reports I have read (in BQ and on the net) that > > front racks that attach to the drop-outs may stiffen the fork and > > negatively impact the ride quality. > > > Not my own bike, but this photo inspired my setup: > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/ah_blake/6592931659/in/photostream/ > > > Gernot > > > On May 2, 9:58 am, "Darin G." <dbg...@mac.com> wrote: > > > Anyone have experience with these racks? I like the idea of being able > > to > > > take the pannier supports off when I don't need them and just support by > > > Berthoud bag, but wonder if its stable once the panniers are mounted. > > > Seems like it might flex, a lot. Rube Goldberg machine or elegant > > > solution? > > > >http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=146_2... -- 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.
