-
Wouldn't panniers be a better solution as the material would allow for a degree of dampening of the vibrations?
M_V-
Front rack is more on trend for a hip fashionista like Ben.
Or are panniers back in for 2016?Could some clever anti-vibration elastomers be built into the rack mounts to further smooth things out?
http://www.novibration.co.uk/?gclid=Cj0KEQjwtO2wBRCu0d2dkvjVi5cBEiQAMEIVGYtPlELPn5ZKFwogaG1HV0z74ydxvaHwV6rHATy1AigaAsXC8P8HAQAnd line the base of the rack with plastazote foam sheet? We use it in various thicknesses at work to reduce vibrations to pretty good effect.
-
Hadn't thought of rear rack, but my reasoning that some air suspension forks will give greater dampening at the front.
@edmundro didn't know of anti-vibration elastomers existence, will look into them now, see if they can be integrated. I didn't mention it, but anti-vibration foam was already part of the plan, have it mounted to the rack.
@JesperXT I've seen a courier with that rig, which is cool, those a bit excessive for the load I need, which is a large rucksack.
edmundro
photoben
So I'm looking at plans for a cargo-ish bike for my photography kit. Basically I'm sick of carrying up to 15kg on my back in a rucksack. Only problem is that when I had a cetma rack (which mounts to front hub axle and handlebars), the vibrations from the road killed my kit, and it was a fairly expensive repair to get some of my lenses fixed.
So, I'm thinking I have a small/med front rack about A3 size, that mounts to my frame. Pic below. If I was to get fat tires - say 1.75 - and some front suspension forks, do you think this would work?
@M_A_X you mentioned up thread about weight/rake for steering, how much do you think this would be affected? I'll be carrying average 10kg most of the time, though sometimes 15kg.