I had that revelation in college. Textbooks the worst; so dense they shifted inside any luggage but when I strapped the book pack to my rear rack to "alleviate" the problem it became worse. It made my bike steer oddly, resist my body english and climbing out of the saddle nearly threw me off it. Lack of information limited realistic analysis or insight at the time.
Apparently a little detachment to isolate a load from the bike is good and the mounting location produces variations unique to any particular bike. I'v been using a Nelson Longflap saddlebag for commuting for eight years now. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh, PA On Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:06:20 AM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: I asked about the B.17N, the narrow version of the B.17, specifically to > suggest it: everything you like about the B.17, only narrow. > > Loaded trunk bags are far more noticeable than a loaded saddlebag, a > very noticeable tail-wagging-the-dog feeling. A loaded saddlebag is > almost unnoticeable in my experience except when rocking the bike out of > the saddle, but a heavily loaded trunk bag really feels like it's > wagging the back of the bike. > > On Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:06:20 AM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On 03/20/2014 02:46 AM, john wrote: > > Steve: > > > > The B.17 has bag loops, of course, but if I choose to ride a different > > saddle (heresy, I know) without bag loops, I can either choose to > > attach a saddlebag with aftermarket loops such as the VO, or carry my > > stuff in a different fashion. I was trying to determine how the loaded > > trunk rides versus the loaded saddlebag. > > I asked about the B.17N, the narrow version of the B.17, specifically to > suggest it: everything you like about the B.17, only narrow. > > Loaded trunk bags are far more noticeable than a loaded saddlebag, a > very noticeable tail-wagging-the-dog feeling. A loaded saddlebag is > almost unnoticeable in my experience except when rocking the bike out of > the saddle, but a heavily loaded trunk bag really feels like it's > wagging the back of the bike. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
