I have a Devil, its the 58cm Speedy, but with the same geometry. I run it with either 700x35 or 700x40 tires depending on fenders or free. I generally run it with a Louis Garneau Handlebar bag http://www.louisgarneau.com/us-en/product/827752/1493799/RoadMTB_Cycling_Bags/BOX_H-7.5_CYCLING_BAG And I am maybe not super sensitive, but can barely notice the with/without differences during normal riding. I've never weighed it, but its 10"x8"x6" and generally full of powerbars, jacket, camera and tools. It is extremely noticeable when riding slow however. This bike basically serves as my beater/cyclocross/commuter.
Try it with front weight and you might end up liking it. Scott On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Shoji Takahashi <shoji.takaha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Chris, > If you can rig it up, try the seat bag on the handlebar to test it out. > > My experience is that some bikes do great with front weight, some don't. I > have a CC, Hunqapillar, and AHH. The CC doesn't handle well with front > weight. The Hunqapillar is great with Wald+HUB+HAR. I have an acorn hbar > bag on the AHH, but it's not loaded up. > > Good luck! > shoji > > > On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: >> >> How much effect does having a small front rack with either a basket or a >> bag on it have on a bikes steering? >> >> My primary concern is carrying capacity. I want to be able to carry the >> usual wallet, cell phone, car keys, spare tube, tire levers and maybe some >> allen wrenches but I also want to move to higher performance tires and am >> considering carrying a spare tire since I'm a 400 lb rider and a damaged >> tire is probably more likely for me than others. I've got a great little >> seat bag that will hold everything but the tire. >> >> A secondary concern is that my Devil is a perfectly suitable bike in >> every aspect except for the front-end handling. I've been riding 700c >> bikes with MTB geometry since 1995 and I just can't get used to the Devil's >> 60mm of trail....even with 40mm tires. Would the extra weight on the front >> make it handle more like a higher trail bike or would it just increase the >> wheel flop? >> > -- > 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. > -- 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.
