I think Rivendells in general handle better with a rear load bias. They have a high trail front end geometry, at least the older HH's did. Low trail bikes with 60-70mm of fork rake only handle well with a front end load. It's really a difference between French and English bike geometry preference, or Jan Heine vs Grant Petersen if you prefer. That said, I run my Homer with light loads on the front and it doesn't feel too bad,(no where near 10 lbs.) The combination of a banasax up front with a small or medium saddle sack in the rear, works great for long day rides.
On Monday, September 10, 2018 at 8:53:09 AM UTC-7, Jamo. wrote: > > I am in the market for a rack for my Hilsen. It would be light loads, > 10lbs max, and I want to run a basket on it. I figured people here would > have advice/opinions on front vs rear loads on the Hilsen, and maybe even a > specific rack recommendation. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
