Robert: that is interesting: a stable platform makes a front basket much less likely to affect handling? All my Newsboy and slightly smaller experiments were without racks, just using the basket struts.
I'm curious since, IMO, a big, front-mounted container is the easiest way to deal with things like groceries. But before I splurge on a Newsboy again, I want to be sure that I'm right. How much weight at most can you carry in your rack-supported basket without feeling endangered in tight auto traffic? (That is the particular condition I am interested in learning about: the sort of traffic that you get at and near busy strip malls.) I carry up to 45 lb of groceries at one go. Thanks. On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 11:44 AM, Robert Harrison <rfharri...@gmail.com>wrote: > I see you are using a Wald with the strut attachments. I've never much > cared for that arrangement as the basket does seem to move side to side a > bit. I always attach my baskets directly to a front rack - usually the > Nitto mini-front and in the past (and future I'm sure) on the now > discontinued platrack attachment. That brings the basket down a bit from > where I see yours in the photo and, as the base is steady, keeps the basket > from swaying. I've never had any particular handling problems that way, > though it does handle differently than an unloaded or very lightly loaded > front. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/mgps-bob/8111374065/in/set-72157631824788937 > > I have had front baskets set up the way yours is and yes, that's dicey. :-( > > Aloha, > > Bob > > > > Robert Harrison > rfharri...@gmail.com > www.statrix.com > > On Aug 3, 2013, at 7:21 AM, SMP <sume...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I had a similar experience on my Riv: > > http://www.flickr.com/x/t/0092009/photos/sumehra/5629443174/ > > > > Fully loaded with groceries... "Dicey" doesn't even begin to describe > the handling. > > > > -- > > 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. > > > -- http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- 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.
