Thread: Nitto Mt-Campee
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Old 09-22-11 | 12:06 PM
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I picked one up for under 1/2 price at a VO garage sale. The frame I intend to put it on has yet to arrive from the U.K.

I love the aesthetic of the rack, and the construction quality & feel is sublime.

BUT, I'm not convinced that I'll want to leave those low-riders on all the time. They are a serious skirt. If you're carrying matched (weight) panniers, then I suspect nothing will be finer. For the routine runs with modest weights, a simple rack will do. Thus, why the very expensive and glorious Campee may not be worth the coin -- unless you're really going . . . campee-ing. ;-)

I also find the Nitto w/o the low-riders to be a very small rear rack. I'm suspending judgement until I can put it onto the forth-coming 60cm frame.

Still, the thing is amazing eye candy. I often leave it sitting in the middle of my bench top, just so I can admire it on my return.
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