This much: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/15464068173 :-) When carrying that much in the Wald, the stays buckled when I hit a bump, had to push the rest of the way home. The 32F hasn't let me down yet!
On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 7:33 PM, 'hangtownmatt' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > David, > > Help me to understand. The rated capacity of a Nitto 32F front rack is > 4.4 lbs. I have no idea what the weight capacity of a stock Wald basket > is. Are you saying roughly 5 lbs will crumple the Wald basket stays? > > Matt > > On Friday, April 3, 2015 at 10:25:15 AM UTC-7, cyclot...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> Maybe that's a heavier built version then the smaller one. The rack >> reinforcement and handlebar attachments look really solid, but the long >> stays are the weak point. They have crumpled on me, folding into the spokes >> when I overloaded a basket. Nitto 32F with a basket zipped onto it has >> never done that. >> >> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:16 AM, Will <waller....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> You could simply mount the Wald as it is manufactured. I had these on my >>> newspaper bikes back in the day. They are bullet-proof, heavy haulers. I >>> cannot imagine that a basket ziptied to a rack would be more stable or >>> durable than this original Wald set-up. Wald is working-class cred. >>> >>> http://www.waldsports.com/waldsports/cache/file/459BD3F9-3E6A-4C02- >>> 8626D7A8CBA30A5A.jpg >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 2:10:36 PM UTC-5, Mathew Greiner wrote: >>>> >>>> No, I can't trade my awesome Pass & Stow rack for a smaller front rack >>>> and a rear rack because a) I use a trail a bike to pull my daughter too >>>> often and a rear rack would interfere and b) the wide span of the porter >>>> rack is so stinking useful. I wanted to only because the style of porter >>>> racks feels a tad ostentatious. The Pass & Stow is otherwise excellent and >>>> the maker was super to buy from. But still, it's Spring, and these things >>>> must be questioned. >>>> Then, Bam! A Hunq on the Blug shows up with a Pass & Stow and the whole >>>> thing is the very definition of badass. Not one whit of dandy-ism. So why >>>> is this classy bike with a classy rack so tough looking? The same rack. The >>>> same Cap'n Hook net. >>>> One cheap beat up basket. >>>> Time to order a Wald. >>>> >>> -- >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> David >> >> Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace >> >> "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal >> >> >> >> -- > 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. > -- Cheers, David Member, Supreme Council of Cyberspace "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- 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.
