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More Pics of the Nitto Platrack

06 Tuesday Dec 2011

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a. homer hilsen, cargo, nitto, platrack, rack, rivendell, Wald


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Platrack, a set on Flickr.

I removed the Wald basket when I did the Populaire, and have left it off for the past few weeks to get a feel for usability “naked”. While I have to lash the cargo down a bit more, the small cargo net I use works well. I picked up a box of donuts on the way in to work today, and carried a laptop home on the front rack with no problems, and minimal movement. This set shows the rack a bit more in its raw form.

Baskets!

03 Thursday Nov 2011

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basket, beer, donuts, Fremont Brewing, growler, Maple Leaf, rivendell, Seattle, Wald


Basket of Beer

I commute 4 days a week from North Seattle (Maple Leaf) into Downtown.  I generally leave my work clothes in my office so I don’t need to carry much on the bike, and after a few years of this routine, I’ve been able to whittle down my normal load.  That said, I often try to bring in donuts for the crew.  I also occasionally enjoy a nice fresh growler of pub stew (Fremont Brewing Co. is the current favorite).  Since I like to keep this stuff off my back, I have really found baskets to be a godsend.  If you can get past the dorkiness, they are really versatile.

Donuts galore

I do prefer the basket on the front of the bike.  I had a dual basket setup on my mountain bike commuter for a while, but I found that mounts/dismounts were sometimes causing painful dings when I swung my leg around and caught the corner of the basket.  I also didn’t like the load hindered by the seat/light/toolbag.  This stuff got in the vertical plane, and just made the basket less effective.

Baskets are Beautiful

Rawland, Riv, and Trail

25 Friday Mar 2011

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basket, porteur, Rawland, rivendell, rSogn, Trail, Wald


As a Rivendell owner, and Bicycle Quarterly reader, I have become aware of the trail conundrum in bike handling with a front load.  I have an A. Homer Hilsen that I have set up with both a front basket,

Front basket porteur style

and an Acorn Boxy Rando bag.

Back from a winter ride

I have carried up to 10 lbs in front on a number of occasions, and while it takes a few pedals to get used to the weight, it comes out just fine.  Jan Heine of Bicycle quarterly has made a strong case for lower trail numbers on a bike that will be carrying a front load.  This was a common geometry of nice French randonneuring bicycles in the 40’s and 50’s.

Rawland has been designing an update of their Sogn all-rounder with low trail numbers.  I am very tempted to try one out and see if I can tell the difference.  I may wait for a while as a few of the Seattle Riv riders are likely getting one.  I’ll hopefully be able to take one for a spin…

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