Another issue when lifting is all that added weight has to be controlled on a fork trying to flop around on you. I've owned a couple bikes with big front racks and that part gets old RIGHT-quick.
On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 3:22:40 PM UTC-7 Collin A wrote: > Leah et al., > > My wife had a similar feeling when she had the basket rack + basket on her > homer...a total of about 4 lbs of dead weight on the front, which for her > riding (unloaded, and when we did carry stuff it was always on my bike) was > rarely utilized to its full potential. We removed it as a result and she > now occasionally uses a bagboy on her saddle when she wants to carry stuff. > Her homer is about 25lbs now with fenders and dynamo and banana bag and she > appreciates that it is much easier to maneuver. Keep in mind the basket by > itself is about 2 lbs, so you'd only cut off maybe 1 lbs at most if you > switch to a lighter rack. > > That being said, a basket on a stable rack is one of the best commuting > and all-around-useful bike setups I have used and nothing compares to it's > capacity in carrying all sorts of weirdly shaped loads. I'll end by saying > definitively that you have to have at least one bike with a basket. The > weight "penalty" is worth it. > > Collin, basketcase, in sacramento > > On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 2:00:17 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> Hi friends, >> >> Can we just talk about the Nitto Basket Rack for one sec? >> >> I was so excited when this was made and I got one soon after. I have it >> on my Overkill Shopping Platypus, and I like the way it looks and its >> utility but it is SO HEAVY. Noticeably heavy. Like, when I lift the >> unloaded bike onto my van bike rack I struggle - and I’m no wimp. This >> Platy outweighs my rear-racked and Backabike’d Clem, and I think the Basket >> Rack is mostly to blame. >> >> I’m toying with the idea of removing it, but then I’d have to get a new >> setup for my dyno headlight, so I hesitate. >> >> I don’t think I’ve heard anyone else complain about the weight of the >> Basket Rack; I feel like I’m the only one, which makes me suspect I’m >> wrong. Before I do anything drastic, I just wanted to see if this has been >> anyone else’s experience. Is the Basket Rack a beast? Has anyone else tried >> it and disliked it? >> >> I know there’s a whole discussion out there about carrying weight on the >> front. I guess I’ve never had a real issue with it, aside from not liking >> that the bars swing around when parked. I’m not really talking about THAT; >> I’m wondering if anyone else finds this Nitto rack unnecessarily heavy. Not >> that I’m going for lightweight, here. I mean, look at these pics. >> >> Leah >> >> -- 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/b54d16fa-776f-43a5-a69e-c0a4514035fcn%40googlegroups.com.
