I add my vote of confidence for the 5-rail Pass and Stow. I had mine for several years on a Pugsley, carrying my winter commuting and shopping loads in a Porcelain Rocket x Monkey Wrench Cycles bag. The dynamo wiring accommodation is outstanding. Though useful, I found the setup on the Pugsley a bit cumbersome for anything but transport hauling.
I recently moved the rack to an Albatross'd 1993 Trek 950. Quite *unlike* on the Pugsley, the Trek handles beautifully with the rack. Unloaded or minimally loaded, I can ride no-handed as if the rack weren't there. A heavy grocery load slows the steering down considerably, but not unpleasantly. I should add that, when I decided to move the rack from the Pugs to the Trek, Matt didn't have sets of spare legs listed on the Pass and Stow website. I e-mailed to inquire about purchasing the correct legs, and he got right back to me. I had the set of legs a couple weeks later. He also included a complete set of fresh hardware. Installation was a breeze. If I had not sold my AHH several years ago to fund a custom, I think I would have a silver 5-rail rack on it now. -- Bob On Monday, April 19, 2021 at 6:39:31 PM UTC-6 Friend wrote: > I am feeling ready to spend on a nice front rack for my Appaloosa. I was > going to get the Pass and Stow and and am wondering if anyone has > experience with either the 3 rail or the 5 rail option. I was leaning > towards the 5 rail option because it would better support a basket. I'm > wondering if anyone found unexpected tradeoffs when they bought one or the > other and just trying to get some peace of mind before spending $280 -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/8a293e1c-09fa-4c41-820e-5ac082da8725n%40googlegroups.com.