Jim: Is the lower horizontal bar on the R-15 intended for pannier mounting?
An irritation that I have about the Nitto big back racks is the awkwardness of using the platform with panniers installed. I've seen other mfgs racks with a second set of bars a couple of inches below the platform. The second set allows unobstructed use of the platform with panniers installed. IMHO the Nitto big back rack would be much improved by a second set of bars and eliminating the angle braces that seem to mostly get in the way of things. dougP On Monday, November 5, 2012 9:59:22 AM UTC-8, Jim Cloud wrote: > > I've had a set of the small, but very nicely made, Gilles Berthoud > GB799 panniers for several years and I've used them for some short > tours. Originally, I had them mounted on one of the Nitto Campee rear > racks that are made with detachable low-CG grates > (here: > http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=874 > ). > > The Berthoud GB799 panniers weren't well suited to the Campee rack, > which seemed outsized compared to the pannier bags. I've subsequently > sold my Campee rack. > > Recently, pretty much by serendipity, I happened to find some on-line > photos that showed the Nitto R-15 rear rack on a couple of bikes. > That rack looked quite suitable for the GB799 panniers, so I ordered > the rack from Ben's Cycle. I mounted it on my Rivendell Road Standard > and I've been very pleased with the match to my Berthoud panniers! > > The Nitto R-15 rack appears to have been purpose designed for the > Gilles Berthoud GB799 panniers - if it wasn't they certainly conform > to the rack quite perfectly. > > Here's some photos of the rack and panniers on my bike: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964304@N05/sets/72157631927569683/ > > Jim Cloud > Tucson, AZ > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/gAPLlDFLuY0J. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
