Racks rule!

Hi Guys,
Just fitted a rack to my Condor Fratello. It's great. I don't use it for anything just yet but it's already given me a psychological advantage.
Why? Well think about it. Because I'm no longer on a bling road racer people see the rack and don't expect me to be fast. A fair assumption but utterly wrong. So when I'm tired, other cyclists can overtake me and it's not a problem. After all, I'm riding a bike with a RACK. It becomes a comforting excuse for having slacker fitness and less ability than other more candid riders I see when out riding.
On the other hand, when I'm on song and riding fast it completely and utterly demoralises bling road racers to be overtaken on the hills by some bloke riding a steel framed bike with a RACK and MUDGUARDS.
It's excellent. Get yourselves a rack fitted.
Just fitted a rack to my Condor Fratello. It's great. I don't use it for anything just yet but it's already given me a psychological advantage.
Why? Well think about it. Because I'm no longer on a bling road racer people see the rack and don't expect me to be fast. A fair assumption but utterly wrong. So when I'm tired, other cyclists can overtake me and it's not a problem. After all, I'm riding a bike with a RACK. It becomes a comforting excuse for having slacker fitness and less ability than other more candid riders I see when out riding.
On the other hand, when I'm on song and riding fast it completely and utterly demoralises bling road racers to be overtaken on the hills by some bloke riding a steel framed bike with a RACK and MUDGUARDS.
It's excellent. Get yourselves a rack fitted.
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About 2 years ago on a club run we were heading into a nasty headwind so were tucked in behind each other, all on tourers with racks, top bags and mudguards. Up ahead we espied a chap on a bike worth more than all ours put together dressed to kill in his finest CSC livery.
You should have seen the look on his face when 4 old blokes slipped past with a friendly "morning", and did he work hard to get on our tails. Couldn't resist it though so we put the hammer down and dropped him.
D :twisted:
I'm going to whack a rack on the De Rosa right now.......if only I could find my No Nails and Gaffer tape.
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So, from a "Silly Commuting Racing" PoV, there is no face lost in being passed by, say, someone on a De Rosa. But the guy on the De Rosa has a lot to lose if the speed monkey is hiding in my saddle bag and urging me to pedal like the wind.