Well I would take the $90 with shipping , go to hardware store, get some wood and metal straps for 10 bucks, some paint for 10 more, some leather straps from the fine people at Rivendell for 10 more and you will have something way cooler. I am just a DIY kinda person. You know what I cant make http://www.modernbike.com/itemgroup.asp?igpk=2126180612&TID=367&gclid=CN_Tga_e2rgCFUOd4Aod-EAADw that I would buy.
On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 5:45 PM, SMP <sume...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Bunch, > > I am contemplating a few upgrades to my bike, and one of these is the > autumn <http://www.gothamcargo.com/about-autumn/> front basket/crate by Gotham > Cargo <http://gothamcargo.com>. > > Here is a photo of my Riv > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/sumehra/6320659498/in/set-72157626345789636>(not > very recent). Now imagine silver Gilles Berthoud fenders and cream tires > (this is already a part of the upgrade plan). > > My first question is, given my color scheme, what color crate would you > recommend? Click here for color > options<http://www.gothamcargo.com/customize-it/>. > I am leaning towards Natural, Graphite, or Silver. If I do Natural, > though, I'd like to varnish it somehow to make it match the honey saddle > and amber shellacked cork grips. (Silly question - Can I use shellac on > wood or only varnish?) > > My next question is, is there a way to mount this in an easy-on/easy off > method on either a big nitto front rack or the smaller mark's rack? Maybe > using retractable zip ties or a klickfix solution? I want to have the > versatility to have it on most of the time for my inner city use, but from > time to time on long rides, have the option to go crate-free. > > My last question is, is this a terrible idea? > > Thanks and looking forward to your feedback. > > > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
