I decided to go with the wald basket. Luckily, I was able to find my old
medium one in the basement. Just ordered a Mark's rack to seal the deal!
On Sunday, August 4, 2013 1:50:11 AM UTC+2, SMP wrote:
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> If I go for the medium Wald, I would definitely use some sort of front
> rack to stabiliz
Actually it's lager!
On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 9:33 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:
> Also: I hope that the box contains the statutory Pale Ale?
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:
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>> That's a pretty impressive front load; 15 lbs? 20 lbs? Doesn't that
>> amount make the bike har
If I go for the medium Wald, I would definitely use some sort of front rack
to stabilize it. Regarding the total weight though, I would think that a
Crate with aluminum struts would add about the same amount of weight as a
Mark's mini + Wald medium, don't you think?
On Sunday, August 4, 2013 1
Actually I'll say since getting the Big Front Rack, I've been able to carry
impressive front loads up high without a huge effect on handling. Before, I
had a Mark's rack with the double strut mod, and it was pretty competent,
but I would get the shimmy when getting out of the saddle to climb, etc.
My wife on her Betty uses a Mark's mini with a medium Wald basket and it works
fine for the light loads she rides with. I on the other hand have the same
basket but attached to a Gomah porteur rack. This works extremely well for me
and I can carry quite a bit. My bike is not a Riv so handling mi
It's my experience that a stable front platform beats basket struts hands down.
I've no empirical proof of that, just my own experience. :-)
I generally ride with 7-15 pounds up front without trouble on a regular basis.
I'd be okay up to 20 lbs in a pinch but at that point would definitely add
Robert: that is interesting: a stable platform makes a front basket much
less likely to affect handling? All my Newsboy and slightly smaller
experiments were without racks, just using the basket struts.
I'm curious since, IMO, a big, front-mounted container is the easiest way
to deal with things l
I see you are using a Wald with the strut attachments. I've never much cared
for that arrangement as the basket does seem to move side to side a bit. I
always attach my baskets directly to a front rack - usually the Nitto
mini-front and in the past (and future I'm sure) on the now discontinued
I had a similar experience on my Riv:
http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0092009/photos/sumehra/5629443174/
Fully loaded with groceries... "Dicey" doesn't even begin to describe the
handling.
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*One* more: the reason for asking about the handling is that I tried large
Wald baskets a few years ago, not on Rivendells but on old Schwinns, and
with any load more than a few lbs, the handling became very dicey -- and I
was riding only 1/2 mile rt, though among cars. I gave up baskets because
of
That's a pretty impressive front load; 15 lbs? 20 lbs? Doesn't that amount
make the bike hard to handle in traffic, given Rivendell's signature
medium-to-high-trail geometry?
On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Christopher Chen wrote:
> The "medium" basket is quite useful, especially on a stable pl
Also: I hope that the box contains the statutory Pale Ale?
On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Patrick Moore wrote:
> That's a pretty impressive front load; 15 lbs? 20 lbs? Doesn't that amount
> make the bike hard to handle in traffic, given Rivendell's signature
> medium-to-high-trail geometry?
>
The "medium" basket is quite useful, especially on a stable platform:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/9411592963/in/photostream/
On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 9:11 AM, SMP wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> I now understand your rationale and concern. I cannot imagine how I would
> give the crate 'break-a
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