I ran one on my Quickbeam for a couple of years. Only problem I ever had was with a raincoat strapped to the rack (inadequately). A sleeve got loose, and managed to wrap itself around one of the long stays and into the spokes. Bent the stay a bit (deflection maybe 15 degrees). I bent it back and ran it for another year or so, with no problems. But it did suggest to me that some kind of bag on top of the Platrack makes sense. I used a Freight Baggage porteur style bag, which worked really well, and also a Sackville Slickersack (which was designed for the Platrack), which was great for work clothes and the like - you can put folded clothes in there and they come out at the other end looking great. Basket on the Platrack might work just as well.
I don't seem to have any pics of the rack with the Freight Baggage bag, but here are a couple with the Slickersack: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/4412259498/in/set-72157623567913352 http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/5639747936/in/set-72157623567913352 And here's a pic of the rack alone with the offending raincoat, right after it got offensive (you can see the kink or bend in the left rack stay, after I bent it back): http://www.flickr.com/photos/37542512@N04/6073516451/in/set-72157623567913352 From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jay B Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 8:59 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Re: Platrack Real World Feedback I used mine daily on my Quickbeam for 4 years in Denver locking the bike up to all sorts of everything without ever bending/breaking those stays. I found it very useful for carrying oddball items that wouldn't normally fit in a small Wald basket. I kept a bungee net attached to it most of the time. Here<http://www.flickr.com/photos/jayburkhalter/sets/72157626419355094/> are some random pics of it in use... On Sunday, October 20, 2013 8:21:58 PM UTC-4, Minh wrote: OkDokee, So i've been using a basket on my Nitto Mini Front for about a year, overall happy with it, but with heavier loads it was a little wobbly (it was secured with many zip-ties) it was never dangerous but i just wanted something a little more secure to zip-tie to so picked up a platrack second-hand. Now that i have it on there, wow, those stays that extend down to the dropout are really out there, i just have it in the bike-stand at the moment, so maybe it's just a spatial/visual perception issue, but it looks like a wide stance. My question is for those who use the platrack on a regular basis, any issue with the stays extending so far out to the sides? Any other issues i'm not aware of with this rack? -- 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<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com<mailto: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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************** To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein. **************************************************** **************************************************** This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. **************************************************** ============================================================================== -- 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.
