I went to Nitto's Website and found some info on two of their racks: http://nitto-tokyo.sakura.ne.jp/carrier-E.html
We can see the rack that has caused the uproar, the M12, with the warning. The M18 doesn't have this warning. I own the M18, it doesn't seem to different than the ones Riv sells. The M12 is in a class of it's own since it connects to the Vbrake Bosses, so this can definitely be problematic. I think a safety strap is a good idea for any one of the Nitto Small Platform racks, just in case. I am now definitely going to be minding my front load and using my Med. Saddle Sack as my go to portage from now on. On Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 4:16:51 PM UTC-7, Bill Lindsay wrote: > > Apparently enough crazies are overloading their Wald baskets on Nitto > racks, breaking them and suing over it that now Nitto is saying "no > baskets". Rivendell cares what Nitto says, and so Grant posted on the > Blahg that we shouldn't run baskets. There have been other vendors > claiming Nitto Racks carry a lot more weight than Nitto themselves claim. > Some gullible people think that means that racks from other vendors are > 'stronger' than the ones you buy from Rivendell. The fact is, a failed > front rack is a big problem, and conservative recommendations are intended > to protect your head, even if that discourages you from buying something: > > GRANTS BLAHG > <https://www.rivbike.com/blogs/peeking-through-the-knothole/around-august-9> > > Be careful out there. Use your Manny strap. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > -- 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.
