MOLEs [Men of Leisure] arrange their personal schedules by whim; like spontaneous combustion.  When a MOLE is out and about town it’s essential to carry a shoulder bag complemented with a front rack of minimum presence but yet one that enhances and adds accent to an otherwise cool city ride.

Guero {local early morning Freddie} recently acquired a Nitto Mini-Front Rack from Rivendale Bicycle Works to jack out his Focus Urban 8 he bought from Long Beach Cylery.

Esthetically rear racks ruin the lines of a bicycle; the horizontal lines of the rack conflict with those of the seat stays but a front rack seems to complement the form of a city bike extending the line of the fork crown enhancing the visual sense of forward direction and works perfectly for city errands to fetch goods that don’t require too much in the way of stowage.  Keep a tote bag along and you can secure its tote handles to the bars and rest the cargo on the rack; for errands of short distances this works well.

Contributed by the MexicanSongBird from CogJoint.com