Nitto Campee 34F front rack

[Alex K]

Howdy all. Wondering if anybody has any experience with this Nitto front rack. Got a Clem H coming in soon and thinking about throwing one of these on there. Anybody have one they want tk part with or any experiences with this rack to share?
Thanks!
Alex
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[J Imler]

I had this rack for a year or so. It’s gorgeous. It does it’s job well. The reason I sold mine was because it just didn’t “feel” right on my Appaloosa front end. I’ve had a Mark’s Rack and now the Nitto Tombstone Rack which in my opinion “feel” more suited to the ride of the bike. When I was considering purchasing the 34F, Vince gave me these words...”It’s a lot of rack.” I found that to be true.

I’ve not ridden a Clem with the 34F, which may be quite nice.

[Tim Bantham]

My experience echo J Imler's. I also had it on my Joe Appaloosa. The bike rode like the Titanic with that rack. I took it off after only one ride. I thought I wanted it to be able to carry front panniers and more weight. With experience I've learned to lighten my touring load so i don't need such a large rack. That said, if hauling a heavy touring load is your preferred style this is a gorgeous well made rack. 

[Drw]

I used one on a week long tour with front panniers. It did it’s job very well. But, like others have said, I’ve learned to lighten my load, and I try to keep mostly lighter weight stuff up front. Also, I don’t tour that often, and this rack is way overkill for normal riding.

I’d check out the pass and stow racks for something more versatile but still capable of heavy duty applications.

[Dave Small]

In my experience, Riv's don't handle heavy front loads well, which I attribute to their high-trail designs.  I've read posts that claim otherwise, but for me even a Berthoud-size bag on a front rack, loaded with a moderate-for-its-size weight, isn't as stable as I'd like it to be---especially in a cross-wind.  On short tours on my Sam, I carry a large or medium Saddlesack on top of a rear rack and a small Saddlesack on a Mark's rack in front and that works well.  If I want to carry more weight in front then I take a different bike, one with lower trail.  The ride may be better with the weight lower than I've used, as with panniers, but I haven't tried that.  

Dave

Boston/Indy

[Nate in Oakland]

I rode with this rack on my Sam for about a year and did a long tour with it. The awesome thing is you can just keep loading the thing and you won’t have any problems. There are a few negatives:
-really heavy
-makes handling sluggish
-low rider rails really aren’t that low
-overly stiffens the fork so that you get no fork flex. Ride ends up being a bit rougher.

I’ve converted to Marks rack plus hub area racks for panniers. Handling is much better this way. I gave my brother this huge front rack for his Clem and he claims he could not live without it.

Nate

[maxcr]

I wasn’t able to mount it so can’t comment on feel, but have a 34F in great shape for sale in case you’re looking for a used one ($150)
Max