Originally Posted by
fvalenti
the rack is a made by trek. Its attached with two aluminum arms - which I assume are after-market. it's quite sturdy. The arms have a piece of duct tape on them to create a "fender". The picture makes it appears to be one solid piece. I pulled back the tape a bit to illustrate.
I would think that you wouldnt need to do much of anything to tour with this. The rear cassette seems a bit tighter then the rumba, but the granny gear takes care of any bottom end torque you might need. We toured with panniers front and back, lightly loaded, and also pulled a bob.
thanks for the info : ) i'm waiting to hear back from him
i also thought that it wouldn't be bad as a cargo bike! seems you may be able to take the back seat off when not in use and put a cargo holder back there, plenty of room, and would make a great double-use bike, or at least give it a purpose when someone isn't riding with you : )