Hey Lynn, I have Mark's hub area rack and a Nitto mini-front to support my large Wald basket. I do like Tim's idea of the Pass&Stow rack though.
Cheers, John On Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 1:27:25 AM UTC+9 Tim Baldwin wrote: > Lynn, I've had no issues with loaded bikes on that Metra line as long as > you are not traveling during rush hour. The stretch from Joliet to Chicago > has some unavoidable busy roads so Metra is highly recommended. The train > station is also about two miles from the I&M canal trail. > > My camp setup is similar to John's. I just posted a picture in another > thread but here it is again! I use a Pass and Stow which handles panniers > and has a nice big platform. Doug and John's weight distribution advice is > spot on. > > On Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 9:04:18 AM UTC-5 Lynn Haas wrote: > >> What are you using to support the panniers? I currently don't have a low >> rack up front and am looking at options. >> >> I'm now considering if I should build my trip around the Wisconsin Sheep >> & Wool festival in Jefferson County. It's probably a good thing that I'm on >> an Atlantis and not a Rambouillet or Chevoit. The knitters and spinners >> would never leave me be! >> >> Lynn >> >> >> On Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 2:34:06 AM UTC-5 John Rinker wrote: >> >>> Hey Lynn, >>> >>> Here's my setup that works really well whether it's a 5-day or >>> several-week trip, rough trails or smooth roads. It's probably close to >>> dougp's 60/40 split. The sleeping bag shares the rear rack with my medium >>> Saddlesack filled with clothing, raingear, books, tools, and Thermarest. >>> Front panniers carry food and kitchen, and in the basket are my tent, camp >>> chair, camp slippers, and cool things I find along the way. Under 5 days, I >>> usually do without the panniers. >>> >>>> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ab6e0bbb-a6a8-490f-b52d-f5ef1156afd0n%40googlegroups.com.
