Heck, they make Tubus racks look extravagant! $30 and lifetime guarantee for 150 lb load limit. Must look into Axiom more closely.
I do like the Fly for its minimalist profile; but only 40 lb and 10 years. On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 10:34 PM, Jay in Tel Aviv <jayin...@gmail.com>wrote: > Not relevant to the OP, but I have been wondering for a while why people > usually go for high end racks like Nitto and Tubus. > > I Axiom rack on my Sam seems perfect to me for just about anything. I > generally use it for commuting, which is no big strain, but I have also > used it for self supported touring and the occasional grocery run. > > It's this one: > http://www.axiomgear.com/products/gear/racks/journey-series/journey/ > > $30 and it's rated for something like 150 lbs. Haven't tested that and > don't intend to, but I have never had any problems with this rack. > > Just wondering. > > Jay > > On Monday, April 15, 2013 4:25:42 AM UTC+3, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: >> >> Hey Norm, >> >> I have the Nitto BBR from Riv (both sizes)... you're welcome to check >> them out in person. >> I also have a black Tubus Cargo... the silver one Rene is selling. It's >> not as "nice" (finish) or "beefy" (size & robust construction) as the >> Nitto, but it's a great rack. >> >> My Arkel Panniers fit better on the Tubus, so I go that route on my Homer >> for camping. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/7934444762/> The >> Nitto is a bigger and more stable platform for my home made kid >> seat<http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/6812051114/>, >> so that's what the Nitto BBRs get used for on both my and the wife's bike. >> >> You're welcome to come look at any or all of it. Let me know off list if >> you do. >> >> --Smitty >> >> >> On Monday, April 8, 2013 6:46:11 PM UTC-7, Norman Bone wrote: >>> >>> Looking for a nice silver rear rack for my A/R. Something that can take >>> panniers. I was looking at this one at Riv (Nitto Big Back Rack): >>> http://www.rivbike.com/**product-p/r4.htm<http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/r4.htm>. >>> Anyone have experience with it? >>> Any other silver racks I should be looking at? >>> >>> -Norman in PDX >>> >> -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com __________________________________________________________________________ -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
