Originally Posted by accain
Awesome! You have a Townie, too.
You mentioned you have a Townie rack. Which kind did you get? Would you recommend that I buy the Electra brand rather than a generic brand? Also, I don't have fenders on mine. Do you think buying the ones from Electra specifically made for my Townie would be a waste of money? What kind of panniers do you use?
The Townie has such a weird geometry, and to me, such personality (yeah, I know, that sounds dumb) that I would be hesitant to buy any major accessories, i.e. racks, fenders, etc., other than Townie.
Looks like this:
The thing on the trailer that looks like a corpse in a trash bag is my golf bag. The course I play is only 6 miles from here.
Also looks like this:
And like this:
That ramp is about 11 miles from the house. 20 is doable.
As you can see, I don't have fenders on mine, but I don't mind getting wet and dirty.
In panniers, look for some with a good positive attachment system. Stay away from the ones with a pair of simple hooks at the top of the bag, like I have. They like to bounce off at random intervals. Sure you can rig up something like a rubber band cut out of an old innertube to secure each hook, but it's a hassle.
When I first got this bike, my Dad, in his 70s, test flew it and was so impressed he went out and got himself one. He got the rear rack on his, attached a milk crate on the top of the rack, and that's all he uses errands around town. His full size pick/up stays home.
He says it really changes the dynamics of a bike when you put a 50 lb. sack of dog food on the rear rack.
