[RBW] Re: Attaching a basket to the front rack idea
I carry such straps on rides all the time. I think I'm using one as a seatpost strap to replace the OEM leather strap that went missing on one of my saddle bags. A useful, cheap item. -- 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/-/8UtOdl6PJfwJ. 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.
[RBW] Re: Attaching a basket to the front rack idea
whoa, those are sweet - like re-usable zip ties? that's kind of what they look like. -- 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/-/b_7R-bpdvYQJ. 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.
[RBW] Re: Attaching a basket to the front rack idea
Doesn't it rattle quite a bit? -- 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/-/CvwfMK7QT2QJ. 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.
[RBW] Re: Attaching a basket to the front rack idea
No. B/c it's velcro there's a little elasticity, as there is with the metal basket itself. I attach the strips in such a way that there's opposing tension, iteratively tightening them- if that makes sense. Pro'ly best to start with the loop (nearest to the headtube), then each of the corners, revisiting them to further tighten them, as you get around the rack. That make sense? Akin to how you're supposed to tighten the nuts/bolts on a car wheel. Using zipties depends on the slight elasticity of the metal wires of the basket- no different here. Haven't carried a load o' groceries yet, but I think it'll be plenty tight. Tse-Sung On Jan 20, 5:09 am, Michael Hechmer wrote: > Doesn't it rattle quite a bit? -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Attaching a basket to the front rack idea
Andrew, To what do you secure the constrictor knot? Appears to be a knot you'd have to apply to a post of some type. On Jan 19, 6:44 pm, Andrew wrote: > I use thin kernmantle line, and tie down with Constrictor knots. Works > great, and still fairly easy to untie. > > http://www.animatedknots.com/constrictor/index.php?Categ=household > > - Andrew "loves knots as much as he loves bikes," Berkeley -- 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.
[RBW] Re: Attaching a basket to the front rack idea
Three leather toe clip straps do the job for me. Pretty easy to remove and put back on. On Jan 19, 3:43 pm, TSW wrote: > All, > I love the basket on the front of my AHH with drop bars. But want it > easily removed and remounted which is hard with zip ties. > > So, in case no one's mentioned this already, I got some velcro straps, > like this: > > http://www.staples.com/VELCRO-Brand-ONE-WRAP-Straps-Assorted-5-Pack/p... > > and use them on the basket, like this: > > http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/21102535_GvRgbk > > Works great- tight. > > Tse-Sung > Berkeley CA -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Attaching a basket to the front rack idea
I use thin kernmantle line, and tie down with Constrictor knots. Works great, and still fairly easy to untie. http://www.animatedknots.com/constrictor/index.php?Categ=household - Andrew "loves knots as much as he loves bikes," Berkeley -- 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.
Re: [RBW] Re: Attaching a basket to the front rack idea
I tie around the Wald basket and the Nitto mini-rack. That is, where the wire of the basket lays along the side rail of the rack, I use a constrictor knot (several, two on each side) to bind them tight to each other. You could also use hemp twine whipping to secure a basket like that, though it would be semi-permanent. And I saw a setup at RBW that simply used bar wrap tape to hold the basket in place. - Andrew, Berkeley On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 7:47 AM, colin p. cummings wrote: > Andrew, > > To what do you secure the constrictor knot? Appears to be a knot > you'd have to apply to a post of some type. > > On Jan 19, 6:44 pm, Andrew wrote: > > I use thin kernmantle line, and tie down with Constrictor knots. Works > > great, and still fairly easy to untie. > > > > http://www.animatedknots.com/constrictor/index.php?Categ=household > > > > - Andrew "loves knots as much as he loves bikes," Berkeley > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
