Originally Posted by
pyze-guy
With some patience and searching an older steel mtb could cheaply be converted into a city/poteur bike. Most will have rear fender and rack mounts, and a rigid fork will have at least fender mounts. The mtb fork I picked up from urbane has fender and rack mounts, and the fender mounts on the fork legs as well. I'll post some pics of the bike soon.
This is pretty much what I did. An older Fiori. Has a slack head angle and longish rake so that the large basket sits nicely above the wheel. It holds 25 lbs fine (prob not much more...). When loaded it can pick up speed quite well but it can be a bit wobbly, mostly because the wimpy basket struts flex laterally and the load lags in the turn. A stiffer rack might very well do the job. I'll post pics this w-e. Not good for long distances though... it's my beater
