Jay - agreed that the Basket rack is not the best tool for the job, but its the tool I have right now and i'm not in the mood to spend another $280 on a (very nice) rack. I also don't know if I would like the impact the front load would have on the bike yet, hence trying to use what I have and give it a shot for a shorter trip (if its safe).
Mike - the panniers I have are the swanky PR ones that basically have those straps built into the carriers, so it would be redundant. BUT that is a good idea none-the-less when dealing with the "elastic-hook" style panniers Bill - Thanks, the redundancy of the irish strap would be helpful. I also like the idea of drilling the T-plate for the extra daruma (I have a pair sitting in my parts box, so lucky me!), but not ready for that commitment yet. I think I'll give a shot with the irish strap and hit the nearby trails with a camping load and see how it goes (or doesn't). Any other thoughts or concerns? On Friday, May 7, 2021 at 9:35:17 AM UTC-7 Jay Lonner wrote: > Collin, I think you’d be better off with a Pass and Stow rack for that > application. (That’s what Michael appears to have in the pictures he sent.) > I have one on my Hunq, and my wife has a Basket Rack on her Cheviot. The > Basket Rack is great for lighter loads, but has too many points of > articulation/loosening for heavy loads in rough stuff. The Pass and Stow is > designed to do exactly what you describe, and is worth every penny. > > Jay Lonner > Bellingham, WA > > Sent from my Atari 400 > > On May 7, 2021, at 9:15 AM, Michael Williams <mkernan...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey Collin, one addition to a similar setup you are talking about is > using an Irish strap cinched around the back of the rack legs and around > the pannier. I found this really helped keep everything right and in > place on rough surfaces and helped keep the bags from bouncing around. > Something like this. -Mike > <image1.jpeg> > <image2.jpeg> > > <image3.jpeg> > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 7, 2021, at 9:03 AM, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I think it's worth a try but there are multiple places to add redundancy. > > If the diving board fails the whole assembly will rotate forward and that > will be bad. You should run an Irish strap to prevent that rotation. > The telescoping lower strut should be straight vertical, but various > twisting motions will make the single Nitto daruma try to unscrew. If it > were me, I'd run a zip tie around the strut and the T plate to help limit > rotation there if it wants to loosen. I'd almost consider drilling a > through hole up high on that T-plate for a second Daruma. That would be > super-redundant and would prevent rotation permanently. > > Bill Lindsay > El Cerrito, CA > On Friday, May 7, 2021 at 8:34:29 AM UTC-7 Collin A wrote: > >> Howdy Folks, >> >> I wanted to poll some of the rivendell hive-mind wisdom here. I'm messing >> around with my current bikepacking setup and wanted to give a shot with >> front panniers to see how the bike handles. I don't have a dedicated >> pannier rack for the front of my bike, but I do have the RBW Basket Rack >> and the panniers I have do indeed fit. This Rack: >> https://www.rivbike.com/collections/racks/products/a7s5klhjwe-oith-lk5465a >> >> So the question is, does anyone with more experience with low-rider-esque >> bag setups see an issue with using the basket rack with panniers on >> bouncier surfaces? There is only the connection at the fork crown and the >> drop outs (no mid-fork struts), and that is what is giving me pause. >> >> Thanks, >> Collin in Sacramento >> > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/80cd1410-a3d2-4812-881a-4c8eb4bd5973n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/80cd1410-a3d2-4812-881a-4c8eb4bd5973n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/E35ADF00-BE9C-40BB-A03C-15BCB9E7B20A%40gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/E35ADF00-BE9C-40BB-A03C-15BCB9E7B20A%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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/b8f9b3ca-31d0-4e67-9afa-8cae69d4c209n%40googlegroups.com.
