You don't need to worry about P clamps and even a fully stuffed Nelson, and people do loaded tours with P clamps. You can also get *nice* clamps for stays and fork from thetouringstore.com.
But me, I'd get brazeons -- why not? Sure they're permanent, but what harm do they do, except to your wallet? On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 1:43 PM, Mike K. <mikehkai...@gmail.com> wrote: > Howdy folks, > Trying to figure out the best way to get a rear rack on the Ram. It's blue > and only has one set of eyelets on the dropouts, which are currently > occupied by my fenders. I've been nervous to set up a rear rack with > p-clamps because I know, inevitably, I will want to put panniers on it and > I'm nervous about the weight, but realized I don't actually know which is > stronger: connecting to the braze-ons or p-clamps. > > Primarily I'd use the rack as support for my Carradice Nelson longflap, > but could end up in a position of needing to put a pannier or two on it if > I was commuting in inclement weather or embarking on a weekend tour. > > There are a few frame builders here in town I know could add new braze-ons > for not too much $, but I don't want to go down that road unless I have to > since it's considerably more permanent of an option. > > - Mike in ATX > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *30% Supply and Demand discount, listmembers only, on all resume, LinkedIn, and writing services, until Demand equals Supply! And there's more! 10% kickback for any referral resulting in fully paid, list-price contract. And still more! I am offering services in trade for a road bike, or frame and parts, that are period compatible with my AM hub, circa 1937 to 1961. See my website for what I do and what I charge; email for details.* Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.