Thanks for the tip on the R-10, Joe.
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:45:59 AM UTC-5, joe b. wrote:
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> Saddlebags are pretty nice. Have you tried one? You might find--as I
> did with my Romulus--that the lightweight tubing is not happy with
> even a five pounds cantilevered off the back on a rack.
You'd be surprised what a light-tubed frame can take with a high
quality rack properly loaded. I used to load Eric Motobecane fixie,
light 531 (C?) tubing, with 40+ lb of rear load -- 45 total on the
rear was the most recorded. It wagged with over 40, but 30+ was fine.
Lightweight Tubus Fly. My all
Saddlebags are pretty nice. Have you tried one? You might find--as I
did with my Romulus--that the lightweight tubing is not happy with
even a five pounds cantilevered off the back on a rack. If you're not
dissuaded, how about the Nitto R10 that clamps to the seatpost and can
bolt to the fender eye
Would use rubber-lined clamps on the seat stays, and the long struts bolted
to fender braze-ons at the rear dropouts. Could just use a true saddlebag
sans rack, but I am overly fond of my Arkel Tail Rider trunk bag. It only
weighs a pound, and I usually never have more than 7-9 pounds of stuff i
