I actually really like this rack. It's stiffer than a Mark's rack, but still has an adjustable strut to the fork crown. The strut is well-designed, to avoid interference with the fork crown race. And it's the ideal rack for a bike with 38mm 700 C tires (i.e. Barlow Pass, Ocean Air/Soma C-line, etc.), because, as David said, it can sit higher. But I also don't see why one couldn't bent the legs quite easily to make it sit lower, if one wanted. I also have the VO and Nitto racks on other bikes, and I can't say I have ever noticed the difference in quality once the racks were mounted and in use. In short, David's probably right about it not looking as good, but it works quite well, in the right context -- and in some contexts, it's might be the *only* mid-fork braze on/P-clamp rack which will work. (less clearance between tire/fork crown)
Art Tacoma On Friday, October 24, 2014 6:48:24 AM UTC-7, David Banzer wrote: > > The welds are not very smooth, visible in Soma's photo. The rack also sits > high above the wheel/fender. As it's not adjustable, there's not much to do > about that. I ended up using it with p-clamps on another bike and had to > install the fork crown strut upside down and bent around to get a > reasonable setup. Functionally it works fine this way. > Aesthetically, I think of it as a notch below VO quality, which in my > book, is a notch below Nitto, referring to racks specifically. > I got mine on a Boulder special, which is to say, for not much money. I'd > be bummed if I'd paid full price for it. > David > Chicago > > On Friday, October 24, 2014 8:40:45 AM UTC-5, Steve Palincsar wrote: >> >> On 10/24/2014 09:26 AM, David Banzer wrote: >> > Soma makes one, quality is lacking IMO but it is another option. >> >> lacking in quality in what way? >> >> >> -- 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/d/optout.
