SMP, The crates are gorgeous, but the rear attachment with flat stock to the fork crown does not look up to the task. If you go this route, I'd suggest picking up some of the Wald basket hardware that will attach the rear of the crate to your bars for stability. It also looks (like the Wald) like it's designed to mount to the front axle. This is best done with nutted axles, but you should be OK with good steel, internal cam quick release skewers. Just watch that the strut doesn't hang up on the lawyer lips (the little bumps that keep your front wheel from falling out as easily, assuming your fork has them). The whole set up could be made pretty quick to take off--just two bolts (or wingnuts?) at the bars and the front axle. All that would stay on the bike would be the two Wald handlebar clamps.
If you get it, feel free to ask the group for help dialing in the install. They're an ingenious bunch! Best, joe broach portland, or On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 2:45 PM, SMP <sume...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Bunch, > > I am contemplating a few upgrades to my bike, and one of these is the > autumn <http://www.gothamcargo.com/about-autumn/> front basket/crate by Gotham > Cargo <http://gothamcargo.com>. > > Here is a photo of my Riv > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/sumehra/6320659498/in/set-72157626345789636>(not > very recent). Now imagine silver Gilles Berthoud fenders and cream tires > (this is already a part of the upgrade plan). > > My first question is, given my color scheme, what color crate would you > recommend? Click here for color > options<http://www.gothamcargo.com/customize-it/>. > I am leaning towards Natural, Graphite, or Silver. If I do Natural, > though, I'd like to varnish it somehow to make it match the honey saddle > and amber shellacked cork grips. (Silly question - Can I use shellac on > wood or only varnish?) > > My next question is, is there a way to mount this in an easy-on/easy off > method on either a big nitto front rack or the smaller mark's rack? Maybe > using retractable zip ties or a klickfix solution? I want to have the > versatility to have it on most of the time for my inner city use, but from > time to time on long rides, have the option to go crate-free. > > My last question is, is this a terrible idea? > > Thanks and looking forward to your feedback. > > > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
