Axshually, nope. Pure neophyte. I'll experiment with gallon milk jugs full of water.
Patrick "me likum Confucius" Moore On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 11:38 AM, carnerda...@bellsouth.net < carnerda...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > Have you determined the actual weight you will be carrying on tour? Once > that is set perhaps you could find a point of balance that optimizes the > handling of your SH? > "To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short." Confucius > > PATRICK MOORE wrote: > > Inaugural ride -- yes, brief; 11-12 m rt to grocery store and PO and back > -- with, upon return, a total of 10 lb, including panniers themselves, slung > low on the Tara. So: what is my initial impression after, granted, no more > than six miles? > > 1. 10 lb does not seem to materially help front end stability; the bike > still has the slight "wandering" feeling so absent from my other Rivs. This > on the straight and levels. I did not have a chance to test it up a 12% > grade in a sub 30" gear. > > 2. Turning is more cumbersome: one virtue of the Sam Hill is that, when > you lean, it turns. With the 10 lb, steering is definitely slower and > requires more conscious input. > > So, I assume that some bikes are just not as front load friendly as > others? I must add 10 to 20 more lbs in front to try out a real load. And, > of course, put on more front loaded miles before I conclude with finality. > But I suspect that this bike, as my Motobecane, really prefers rear loads. > No? > > > http://picasaweb.google.com/BERTIN753/BIKESMISCELLANEA#5492413310923603778 > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
