http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Brompton front pannier rack en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:19:13 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14800#post-188362 Wed, 13 May 2015 15:40:57 +0000 skinnypins 188362@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah, it seems I asked in the right place, then! Great, that's really helpful, thanks. I hadn't considered the impact of an asymmetric load on the block actually, so that's good to keep in mind.</p> <p>Being able to lug both panniers about is a nifty feature, and sounds like it gets round any `nuisance' of having to use two panniers if it's too heavy for one side. I'm sold! Thanks again for the information. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14800#post-188345 Wed, 13 May 2015 13:44:25 +0000 Arellcat 188345@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes, because I designed the two prototypes. :-)</p> <p>Ben recreated the format using the newer moulded components and a single bent tube that eliminated all the tedious brazing of the prototype. That inventive step, plus the fact he has a workshop and I don't, is why you'd buy it from him.</p> <p>The one I use is the second prototype, which we made from steel tube brazed to part of a Brompton bag frame. Insofar as it's comparable in performance to the production item, it handles a single pannier well.</p> <p>The Brompton luggage block isn't designed to take assymetric loads that encourage torsion, so I wouldn't hang a single heavy pannier on the front rack regularly, but split it between two panniers if possible. For larger or heavier items I would put them in a regular Brompton bag. I almost always use the rack with a pair of front panniers attached.</p> <p>The great thing about the front rack is that you don't need to take the panniers off when you park the bike, just take the whole assembly with you. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=14800#post-188328 Wed, 13 May 2015 12:10:11 +0000 skinnypins 188328@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Does anyone have experience with Kinetics' rather ingenious looking front pannier rack for the Brompton? And if so, specifically using one pannier at a time, and the effect on the bike's handling? Cheers for any input! </p>