> That's nice, but try that on a short person's 700c bike with drop > bars. Not nearly so much room. For such a person/bike combo, a rear > rack and panniers works much better.
Well, I am talking commuters, not touring or rando bikes. At least for my commute - in densely populated Chicago - drops are not the best choice. However, I do have drops on my camper with a Tubus Tara low rider up front and Tubus Logo rear rack. When I go on longer trips I put about 60% of the weight up front. The back rack is for stowing light but bulky items such as the sleeping bag and pad, tent, and the cook pans. On shorter trips I typically hitch my large pannier to the Tara and leave the back rack empty. On Oct 30, 2:29 pm, Matt Liggett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 02:40:36PM -0700, JoelMatthews wrote: > > To see just what you can do with a front rack, check this out: > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/2970025252/ > > That's nice, but try that on a short person's 700c bike with drop > bars. Not nearly so much room. For such a person/bike combo, a rear > rack and panniers works much better. > -- > Matt Liggett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://mml.name/ > New Castle County, Delaware . > ..: --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
