Doug, I agree that a second set of bars beneath the platform would be a good feature for many of the larger Nitto racks. I have a custom rack that was made many years ago for my Schwinn Paramount by Jock Fisher (RIP) who was a partner of Tim Isaac at that time. The rack has the second set, and I've used it to mount the Berthoud GB799 panniers on some occasions. (here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964304@N05/4880400987/in/set-72157624699133170 )
Jim On Nov 5, 6:04 pm, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > 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... > > ). > > > 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 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.
