I don't quite know how to respond to you Brian. I've never had any problem with a heavy front load on any high-trail bike. I can ride my Atlantis No-handed, but I haven't tried that with the basket plus panniers. I don't know why it works for me, when you see wailing handwringers all over this and similar forums that telling you that if you put a 2lb handlebar bag on a Rivendell it will randomly lurch you off the side of the road because the front end geometry is SOOO BAD. That hasn't been the case for me. Maybe the random 90-degree right turn will happen today? I say try it and go with your gut. Some people say a front load ruined their bike. Some people claim their low trail bike is ruined WITHOUT a front load. Some people expect their bikes to be slalom-quick, even when loaded, and have different expectations than I do.
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Wednesday, January 28, 2015 at 11:37:25 AM UTC-8, Brian Campbell wrote: > > Bill, nice mod! I was thinking about putting a basket on my Hilsen was > wondering what the wheel flop was like when loaded? > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
