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From: pgf@mtung.UUCP (Paul Fox)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: front panniers and low-rider rack
Message-ID: <676@mtung.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Feb-86 11:24:27 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 27 11:24:27 1986
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Reply-To: pgf@mtung.UUCP (Paul Fox)
Organization: AT&T ISL Holmdel NJ USA
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    A while ago I spotted a front rack setup in an Eclipse product 
    brochure which looked kind of neat, and I was wondering if anyone 
    had tried it.  Note that I haven't seen it in any local bike shops,
    or mail-order catalogs.  

    The "rack" part of the thing is essentially a long narrow U-shaped 
    hoop whose two ends attach under your quick release clamp.  It 
    extends up and over your front wheel, crossing it a little over a 
    foot ahead of the fork.  The bags are supported by clamping (or 
    clipping?) to this hoop and your front fork.  (At this point I'll 
    refrain from trying to produce one of those clever character- 
    graphics renditions so popular in this group...  :-) 

    I can't recall whether it *only* worked with their (Eclipse) bags 
    or not.  

    The thing appeals to me because of the ease of disassembly-- no 
    tools involved.  Any other opinions?  

    While we're at it, what are people's opinions of front vs. rear 
    panniers?  Are fronts plus a seat pack and handlebar bag sufficient 
    for long-weekend kinds of tours?  Fronts-only would seem to be a 
    better weight distribution than rears-only, but is that 
    significant?  I've never ridden with any sort of panniers, though 
    I've been a semi-serious rider for years.  

-- 
			Paul Fox, AT&T Information Systems, Holmdel NJ.
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