> > > To all, would a bag hanging from the handlebar feel any different than a > bag or basket sitting on a rack attached to the front fender? I will try > some experiments this weekend and see how I can simulate the load I plan to > carry and see how it feels. I've got a couple of cheap Trek rear racks > that came off used bikes I bought but I think I would prefer a front load. > > In my experience, the lower the better. In order of worst to best: A bag mounted to the handlebar (like Scott's example) is the highest and should increase front wheel flop.
A bag mounted on a rack above the wheel (like a small trunksack, or most Randonneur-style boxy bags) will be high and will still affect handling, but not as severely as the same load on the handlebars. Panniers on the side of the wheel, but hanging from the top of the rack (imagine side panniers on a Nitto Big Front rack, for example) should feel more neutral. A bag at the bottom of the fork actually stabilizes handling. My opinion/experience, YMMV. But I don't think a bag mounted only to the handlebars would improve the handling of your 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.
