Thread: Why Use A Front Rack Or Basket
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Old 01-15-16 | 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by brianinc-ville
Agreed. I haven't tried a frame-mounted front rack, but in my experience, anything more than a couple of pounds in a bar/fork-mounted front rack will cause dangerous steering difficulties. Weight should go on the back, and as low as possible.
A frame mounted rack Our-products | Steco B.V. on your DL-1 would carry an amazing amount of weight with little effect, and more comfortably than on the back.

Here's the same rack on my Gazelle.
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