I ride a Soma Saga for heavy touring and a Rivendell Sam Hillborne for light touring. During 2020 I did the kitty litter check - made up 5-pound bags of kitty litter to try riding with different weight distributions.
My Sam was very comfortable 10 pounds forward and 20 pounds aft. More than that forward would make it feel a little squirrelly. I could heap 30 pounds on the back and it was uncomfortable, though not squirrelly. This Sam is the 465 mm chainstay version. The Soma Saga, like the LHT, it was designed straight up for heavier loads and actually feels more stable with a front load. It easily took 20 pounds forward and still felt good. The Atlantis is supposedly a better bike loaded than the Sam, but I have no advice as to how much. I’m betting that, like the Sam, it would not feel as good loaded forward as the LHT. So my advice is to find a friend with cats, get their preferred litter and some bags, and see what works for the Atlantis. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a91d74fa-0966-4f48-bcb4-cc5874ee63cbn%40googlegroups.com.
