Hi guys, I’m so glad so many of you commented. Corwin asked why I load the heavy bike on the car rack. I have to take it to the shop and now and then, so that is a lift. I lift it a little bit onto the rack on the garage wall. Sometimes I want to drive to a ride with The Lone Wolf and then I take it for that. And there will be times I travel with it because I don’t want to risk the more precious red Platy or because where I’m going requires some hauling of stuff. Like a tour? I’ll do one with famous Pam Murray one of these summers…
But, originally the idea was what you said - ride the heavy bike for errands. And I do, but I’m just getting tired of that wheel flop and the heavy lifting. Actually, *unweildy* lifting - those bars want to swing out of my grasp when I do lift the Platy onto the bike rack. The Ron’s bag on the front leaves little real estate to grasp so the bars don’t swing. Now, it is true that when you have a Hubbah Hubbah, you really aren’t concerned about lifting it, so who cares about the heavy front or rear rack. Totally agree and a great accessory to that bike. But the difference between my two Platys is so noticeable and while I love the look of the Basket Rack and its utility, I’m not sure I can keep it on there. I used to ride a Betty Foy and I had a huge front rack and basket for my dog because I was pulling a child on the back. It was just fine because I didn’t know any other way, plus I loved the Betty SO much after riding a Walmart Schwinn for so many years. But once I freed up that bike because my kid was on his own and the dog had died (of old age), wow, what a difference. Last night I found the elusive mount in the elongated length and ordered it. A measly $5 and then shipping. I think I will try the bike with no front rack. Instead, I could move the basket to the rear rack, have my Backabikes on each side and then on the front would be my Ron’s Bag. That is either a great plan or else I’m going to break the rear end of that Platy by overloading it. What do we think about that plan, Group? Leah On Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 5:38:11 PM UTC-4 cz...@sonic.net wrote: > I "have" two basket racks. Each rack is mounted on a Hubbuhubbuh. One is > on mine, the other on the Cunningham tandem (basket and rack gifted by me). > About the weight - I do not notice a difference. But I may not be a good > judge of any difference in weight. I regularly hoist, throw around, etc. > these tandems for Charlie and my wife, and pick up lots heavier stuff at > the gym. And I don't use kickstands - so the bars don't swing. > > My sole criteria for keeping or ditching the rack is: Do you carry heavy > loads? I can recall many pictures of Manny's Bleriot with cases of beer, > groceries, etc. stacked on a front rack. Not sure which rack it was - but > the photos predated the Riv basket rack. I would never trust a really heavy > (more than 10 or 15 pounds) load to something less stout than my basket > rack. > > Given that you have two Platys, I am wondering why you would want to load > the "heavy" on on the car rack? Why not save it for shopping and use the > Pink Platy for club rides and car trips? > > Just my two cents. > > > Corwin > > On Friday, October 7, 2022 at 4:06:44 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> This is fascinating. I’m really interested in these different >> experiences. So, to those of you who liked the rack: >> >> 1. You didn’t notice the weight or find it objectionable? >> 2. You weren’t irritated by the bars swinging when parked? >> >> I even have the same bike as Jared and I have such a different experience! >> L >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 7, 2022, at 6:59 PM, Jared Wilson <duh...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I had the basket rack on my Platypus (I think I got it from Max?) and >> loved it on that frame. Recently moved the basket rack to my SimpleOne with >> only praises, tho I only use a XS Sackville in the rear (would prefer a >> banana sack but can't justify more bags right now). I could see a basket >> rack in front and full size rack in rear being overkill for most people, >> but if you're doing *only* a front rack I feel the 52F with 139 is hard >> to beat in terms of utility. >> >> Jared in SLO >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/78mAv_Gw6a0/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/d4aa7b30-0909-4291-a05c-e50ceb039e14n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d4aa7b30-0909-4291-a05c-e50ceb039e14n%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-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f60668ea-1cfa-4aa6-92c8-b606693f4f31n%40googlegroups.com.
