Estaban: This is indeed an on-going topic, with no clear answer. FWIW, a lot of it is rider preference and perhaps position on the bike.
IME, putting all the load on the rear of my Atlantis can create a shimmy. Moving my Hobo up front helped that. For self contained, I use four panniers, with the fronts being low riders and the ride is solid and stable. I started with a cheap rear rack and upgraded to a Nitto big rear. The cheapie seemed a bit flimsy once I got around 20+ lbs in it. No wiggles with the Nitto, even around 30 lbs. dougP -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Esteban Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:53 PM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Touring and toddling with a front load I've seen a few photos of folks' Rivs set up with panniers only on the front - and caught some of the photos on the RBW page with Diablo riders set up similarly: rando bag and panniers on front (and maybe a saddle bag or two up there!). I'm considering a Nitto Campee rack (with the detachable low riders) for my 650B Protovelo for some camping trips. Or maybe just a low rider mount if I go with a front load. I have an Acorn Rando bag on order.... I'm interested in peoples' qualitative experiences with a front loaded Riv, if they have any to share. In other words, I've read the various low trail discussions in the archives, and I'd rather just hear if the set-up works for people without the the discussion trailing into trail. Rear load would work well too, I know. Loaded front looks kind of cool on 650B bikes. I am shallow. Esteban San Diego, Calif. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
