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03-19-13 | 04:19 PM

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wahoonc

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Bikes: Giant Excursion, Raleigh Sports, Raleigh R.S.W. Compact, Motobecane? and about 20 more! OMG

I use full racks on all of my touring bikes, quite often I use just the front panniers and put a couple of things on the back rack. IIRC the rear wheel of the bike is already carrying 70% of the total load BEFORE you start adding bags and cargo. There are a lot of good racks out there. Currently I have Bor Yeuh and Jandd Expedition racks on my main tour bikes.

Aaron

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