what rack do you use on your 'bent ?

[Douglas Cole]

Well, my friend who rides a DF just bought a couple of
really nice bike bags made by a company called "akrel" and I
am really envious and have been wanting to mount some
bags/paniers on my Burley Taiko since I bought it, but I
need to find someone who sells racks for 'bents...

Anyone have any input on who makes racks for 'bents ? Also
are there any racks that might mount on the seat back as
well ? Seems to me there would be a good place to nail a
couple of bags as well...

Also wondering if anyone knows if the "akrel" bike bags are
any good, as my friend has only had his a few weeks we don't
have a good opinion on them yet, but they sure do look nice
and have nice layout of compartments...

Anyway thanks in advance for any input :)

Douglas Cole Burley Taiko owner Spokane, WA

[Tom Sherman]

Douglas Cole wrote:

> Well, my friend who rides a DF just bought a couple of
> really nice bike bags made by a company called "akrel" and
> I am really envious and have been wanting to mount some
> bags/paniers on my Burley Taiko since I bought it, but I
> need to find someone who sells racks for 'bents...
>
> Anyone have any input on who makes racks for 'bents ? Also
> are there any racks that might mount on the seat back as
> well ? Seems to me there would be a good place to nail a
> couple of bags as well...

Get one of these underseat racks [1] and a small set of
panniers. Put the heavier items in them for better weight
distribution. Most regular upright racks should fit on the
back of your Taiko (check with your dealer or Burley to
confirm this). Put you lighter, more bulky items in a
regular size set of panniers mounted to the rear rack.

[1] <http://www.terracycle.com/easy_reacher.htm> (http://www.terracycle.com/easy_reacher.htm)

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Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

[John Knezevich]

Douglas Cole wrote:
> Well, my friend who rides a DF just bought a couple of
> really nice bike bags made by a company called "akrel" and
> I am really envious and have been wanting to mount some
> bags/paniers on my Burley Taiko since I bought it, but I
> need to find someone who sells racks for 'bents...
>
> Anyone have any input on who makes racks for 'bents ? Also
> are there any racks that might mount on the seat back as
> well ? Seems to me there would be a good place to nail a
> couple of bags as well...
>
> Also wondering if anyone knows if the "akrel" bike bags
> are any good, as my friend has only had his a few weeks we
> don't have a good opinion on them yet, but they sure do
> look nice and have nice layout of compartments...
>
> Anyway thanks in advance for any input :)
>
> Douglas Cole Burley Taiko owner Spokane, WA
Burley makes a rack installation kit for its recumbents, <h-
ttp://www.burley.com/products/recumbents/default.aspx?p=Rac-
k+Installation+Kit&i=8>
. I've got it installed on my Burley Django. Generally it
performs well, but it doesn't handle heavier loads as
well as a rack attached directly to my old upright
touring bike. That being said, for the vast majority of
my needs it performs quite well. I've used it for
commuting, and it's okay with a change of clothes, lunch,
tools, and a laptop in the side panniers. I'm not sure
how many pounds it takes, but at some point the rack
feels like it's vibrating. I think it's because of way
the rack is held away from the bike. I now have a trailer
for heavier loads, which the Django handles quite nicely.

[Cletus D . Lee]

Arkel (www.panniers.com) makes some of the finest touring
panniers on the market. They have recently introduced a
recumbent specific pannier (RT-60)

I use a RANS HT rack on the rear of my Giro and a Tubus
Cargo on the back of the P-38. I also have an underseat rack
on the Giro. What ever you do about rear racks, be sure that
they are mounted so that most of the load is in front of the
rear axle.

In article <pan.2004.06.29.00.22.50.857944@qwest.net>,
n7bfs@qwest.net says...
> Well, my friend who rides a DF just bought a couple of
> really nice bike bags made by a company called "akrel" and
> I am really envious and have been wanting to mount some
> bags/paniers on my Burley Taiko since I bought it, but I
> need to find someone who sells racks for 'bents...
>
> Anyone have any input on who makes racks for 'bents ? Also
> are there any racks that might mount on the seat back as
> well ? Seems to me there would be a good place to nail a
> couple of bags as well...
>
> Also wondering if anyone knows if the "akrel" bike bags
> are any good, as my friend has only had his a few weeks we
> don't have a good opinion on them yet, but they sure do
> look nice and have nice layout of compartments...
>
> Anyway thanks in advance for any input :)
>
> Douglas Cole Burley Taiko owner Spokane, WA
>

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