Originally Posted by
mander
Nope. A rear brake is also useful anytime traction is poor,
Nope. That's when a rear brake is least useful. All it does is skid the wheel. And yes, you need to learn how to use your front brake. I doubt I've used the rear brake on my road bike at all in the last 20 years.
But part of your comment does bring out a point that I didn't consider: gravel brings to mind the off-road crowd. A rear brake is very useful in off-road riding. So for those who participate in ss/fg cyclo-cross and mountain biking, my apologies. I was in fact referring to ON road riding.
And now, ice? You ride on ice? Well, I don't know WHAT you need to do, other than get a frontal lobotomy!
Originally Posted by
mander
The OP asked specifically about Kilo WTs, which if I'm not mistaken was the bike in the photo that was posted.
I gathered that, but if you read my post, I clearly stated that frame size matters! It can be the same bike, but with a cheap manufacturer, if they don't move the seat stay mounts for the smaller frames, they can end up not working!
I even showed a case in point where, because of the small size of our Fuji tandem, the standard straps were 6" away from even touching ANY point on the seat stays.
So do VegBiker and Roland ride the same size frame? I didn't have that information, and that's why I said there were only two foolproof answers with the info we had.
And lastly, I also didn't ask for any "tips" about how to fix the Fuji rack issue! Yes, there are 73 ways you can do it, but I already chose one 3 years ago and fixed it to my satisfaction.
Whew!