For added peace of mind, take an Irish strap or two and loop it between the handlebars and the basket. Presumably, it'll take some weight off the rack and onto the handlebars, which can support a lot of weight. I think Keven's Appaloosa has straps in the pic.
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 2:12:24 PM UTC-5, William wrote: > > Edwin > > Sounds like a good list. The key to using the Mark's Rack with a true > load is the second set of struts, as you can see in the staff bikes photos > (Keven's Appaloosa, Grant's Homer). It's much more loadable with the > second pair of struts. > > On Monday, February 25, 2013 5:36:47 PM UTC-8, Edwin W wrote: >> >> I am weighing (no pun intended!) a few of the helpful suggestions from >> the group. I think I am considering: >> CETMA strong and tough, ugly and expensive. >> Blackburn cheap and tough, ugly and not made for this bike. >> Marks elegant and made for the bike, expensive and wondering about weight >> limit, but I see on the staff bikes they appear to hold more than 4.4 >> pounds. Someone from the list has told me they might have one of these. >> Gamoj porter like on Sean's bike on the staff bikes page. >> >> As to my original post: I almost always carry 5-10 pounds in my work bag >> to and from work, and on rare occasion a 12 pack of beer and very rarely a >> case or other such groceries, but would love to have the option. And have >> it be better than the current situation with soma rack and p clamps. >> >> Thanks for all of the suggestions. >> >> Edwin >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
