06-26-2004, 11:21 PM
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#101 (permalink)
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On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 14:20:15 -0700, Mark Hickey <mark@habcycles.com>
wrote:
>Michael J. Klein <mklein@mousepotato.com> wrote:
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>>I asked my LBS about putting a rear cargo rack on my new Yukon MTB.
>>He said that nobody does that, and it would limit my use of the bike
>>for off-roading. The reason that I have an MTB for street use is the
>>nature of the roads here. Often they are un-improved and differing
>>levels which I feel could be more easily negotiated by a mountain bike
>>rather than a road/comfort bike. Given that I don't use it for actual
>>hardcore off-roading, are there any other considerations about
>>mounting a rear cargo rack on my MTB, other than it looking retarded?
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>There's nothing "retarded" about a bike being used in a utilitarian
>manner - few things are actually as "unretarded".
Agreed.
>FWIW, I've been using a Delta seatpost mount rack for a couple years,
>and find it works very, very well. It places the rack a couple inches
>higher than it would be ideally, but that's a very small price to pay
>for the ability to "de-rack" the bike in seconds should I want to take
>it off-road in anger. The rack will handle up to 25 pounds (11.5kg),
>which is more than I'd ever be likely to put on it.
Good information, thanks Mark.
Michael J. Klein mklein@mousepotato.com
Dasi Jen, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, ROC
Please replace mousepotato with asiancastings
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