Michael, FWIW. I ride a 64cm Atlantis, with a 5-10 lbs saddle bag, drop bars about 1" above the saddle but using 700x37 Panaracers. I do not experience (perceive?) a push to the outside of the turn on this bike.
I also ride a 64cm Rambouillet using 700x32 Panaracers that does feel more "responsive" with a lighter touch to the bars in the corners. I have ridden bikes that didn't want to hold a line, they felt like they want to go straight all the time. Angus On Apr 24, 2:49 pm, whiskeyding <whiskeyd...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey gang, > > I've found myself becoming increasingly irritated with my 61cm > Atlantis' handling in the turns. At higher speeds (greater than about > 15 mph), it feels fine, but at lower speeds I find it near impossible > to hold a line in a turn. It feels like the bike is pushing me to the > outside of the turn, and I have to wrestle with it to keep the turn > tight. On my Ramboulliet, the turns are seemingly effortless, and the > bike simply goes where I want it to go with a very light touch on the > handlebars. I don't know if it's possible to duplicate this effect > on the Atlantis; the geometries are different in many ways, but I'd > like to try. > > I'm running 33mm Jack Brown tires, and I have a Hoss saddlebag on the > back with between 5 and 10 pounds in it most days. I use drop bars > roughly level with the saddle. I don't know if dropping the weight > lower into panniers would help, or if I need more weight in the front > end, or if I should try different (narrower?) tires. It could very > well be my riding technique! Lot of things to try, but I thought I'd > pick the collective brain before I start throwing money around. > > Any suggestions? > > Regards, > > Michael Kennedy > Parker, CO --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
