Yeah looks great! The rear basket would look silly on the racing platypus, but it just fits in with what this bike is for.
Hear me out on the triangle: one orange triangle on the back of each pannier, and the green one up on the basket for three (!) rear triangles and nice symmetry. The Rons bag is already a giant safety triangle for the front, effectively On Friday, 14 October 2022 at 18:14:18 UTC-7 jmlmu...@gmail.com wrote: > Looks good Leah! You’ve inspired me to try a switcheroo on my Rosco (of > which I still need to post photos of on the group). > > On Oct 14, 2022, at 5:30 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I picked up my bike today. I had the work done yesterday but when I got > home I realized the rear dyno light wasn’t illuminating. Back I went, and > since the shop was working on the light, I begged them to fix the wiring > job they had done. The wires were bunched up and zip tied with black zip > ties right behind my head tube. Really unsightly. I brought my raspberry > Platypus along to illustrate a beautiful wiring job. I told them I’d pay > them all over again for labor (to their credit, they tried not to accept, > but I think it was fair to pay again because they were redoing the wiring > for cosmetic reasons) if we could just mirror the red bike’s wiring. They > studied the racing Platypus and snapped some photos. Then, they got to > work. > > There was some problem with the connection for the rear light, so they > replaced it. And there was an extra connection behind the headlight, so > they eliminated it. They zip-tied the wires to the cables that run > alongside the down tube. They secured the extra wire near the kickstand > plate instead of by the pretty lugs at the head tube. Nice and hidden. This > is not the bike I’m precious about, but I still like it to look pretty. The > shop did a really nice job; I bet they will do their zip ties to the cables > from now on. There really isn’t any drawback that I can see and it is so > aesthetically pleasing. If I ever get access to mint-colored zip ties I’ll > replace the black ones. > > [image: image0.jpeg] > > > [image: image9.jpeg] > > > [image: image1.jpeg] > > Here it is, bare naked: > [image: image8.jpeg] > > I put the basket on the rack and hung the bags. It feels very different > without the weight on the front end, but I think I love it. I have had zero > time to ride tonight, but should weather cooperate, I’ll test it out this > weekend. I really, REALLY love that I no longer deal with wheel flop. > > [image: image4.jpeg] > > The reflector on the side of the Ron’s bag needs a new home. To be > determined. > [image: image5.jpeg] > > [image: image6.jpeg] > > Thanks for all your help and posts on this thread! It is fun to > reconfigure a bike in ways that might better serve. > Leah > > On Oct 14, 2022, at 5:22 PM, Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Joe, isn’t it the truth? I got it all put right now, I think! More on > that later. I’m headed out to dinner… > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 14, 2022, at 3:36 PM, Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Someday a bike shop is going to put one of your bikes back together > properly. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but that day will come. > > On Thursday, October 13, 2022 at 7:23:02 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: > >> I got my bike done today at the shop and it has made a huge difference in >> ease of lifting it onto the rack. I didn’t get far with setting it up again >> because when I got home I realized the rear dyno light isn’t working now. >> She shop had to mess with the dyno wiring and something is likely off, but >> I can’t see what. Also, they wadded up the wire and zip tied it to the top >> tube, near that pretty head tube lug and it’s hideous. I will beg them (and >> pay them again) to wire that bike more classily. My other bike is a perfect >> example, so maybe I bring that in as a guide. >> >> But, once I get these details handled, I do think I’m going to love the >> improvements. Photos to come! >> >> On Monday, October 10, 2022 at 4:29:17 PM UTC-4 pi...@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> That's because your romanceur is a low trail bike with 36mm of trail as >>> opposed to the 55-60mm on typical Rivendell bikes. Conversely, that's why >>> the Romanceur won't ride well without a front load! That makes bikes like >>> that a specialized item as opposed as a bike meant for general riding that >>> can be used for both carrying a load and riding without one. >>> >>> On Monday, October 10, 2022 at 1:01:15 PM UTC-7 Mackenzy Albright wrote: >>> >>>> I ran a porteur rack and large basket on my romanceur and never noticed >>>> the weight. I'd be surprised when I took it off how much the rack+basket >>>> weighed. Riding I found it to be no issue. I could load it up and it was >>>> never an issue. I actually found it a bit too wispy unloaded - but I >>>> rarely >>>> go on a ride with *nothing* with me. >>>> >>>> Once I purchased a new style clem smith jr the wheel flop even with >>>> just a rack and basket drove me nuts. Loaded up with lots of tools or >>>> groceries it rides OK. but it didn't have the same effortless *pushing a >>>> wheelbarrow* feel my romanceur had. I feel it lacks the nimble aspect that >>>> works well bike camping riding gear on slower trails. >>>> >>>> I recently acquired a first generation Clementine - I find it's >>>> somewhere in between the Romanceur and Clem Smith. I read somewhere >>>> Clementines were a Hunqapillar front end with a swooped TT and longer rear >>>> Tri. It rides best unloaded. But doesn't have the same flop as JR making >>>> it >>>> tolerable lugging larger loads of tools or groceries. It's fine for now. I >>>> think once I get bike camping with it i'll have to be more creative >>>> dispersing weight rather than jamming it all in my front basket or large >>>> front porteur bag. >>>> >>>> Trail definitely seems to be the biggest factor IMO. I'd love a custom >>>> low trail hunqapillar(ish) bike one day. >>>> >>>> On Monday, October 10, 2022 at 12:00:27 PM UTC-7 freem...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello, and thank you for posting this. >>>>> >>>>> I was just about to order one to put on my, 'new to me' early aughts >>>>> quickbeam. I was curious on it's weight and how it would feel. >>>>> >>>>> For years ( about a decade !) I had a Schwinn voyageur with the surly >>>>> front rack combo - ready to tour, ready to ferry an obscene amount of >>>>> groceries home. It was heavy and worth it; I'm also ready to move to >>>>> something lighter with my new quickbeam. Maybe a Nitto M1 or another >>>>> minimal cantilever attached front rack will be nice. Won't be able to >>>>> haul >>>>> as much, but that's okay too! >>>>> >>>>> Side tangent, but related: does anyone have a recommendation for a >>>>> canti front rack? I was looking at the one on VO - seems decent, but >>>>> would >>>>> love to hear other people's opinions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Oct 7, 2022, 3:05 PM Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> As a non-front-rack guy (so why are you even posting, Joe??) I have >>>>>> no thoughts on that particular rack, but I DO have thoughts on total >>>>>> bike >>>>>> weight. When I had my custom designed, then added parts, I leaned >>>>>> towards >>>>>> as much lightness as I could safely get away with for the use. Lighter = >>>>>> easier/faster was a consideration, but the main goal wasn't for riding >>>>>> but >>>>>> moving the thing around. If it's a struggle to get up the steps to my >>>>>> house >>>>>> or load in the back of the car I'm going to be annoyed by that, the bike >>>>>> needs to be accessible in all ways. SO. If you're struggling to load it >>>>>> and >>>>>> can find a lighter/smaller rack to do the same job, I think this is the >>>>>> way. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 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. 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