i love the way mine feels with a high light load. it has the feel of a classic sport touring bike. i usually keep it around 10lbs or so and easily make my way trough lanes of downtown chicago traffic. i have a 9cm stem and about a cm of drop.
here it is. http://lh3.ggpht.com/_l9eHXUIfy2I/TDdOF97ob3I/AAAAAAAAAwY/mSsPLSR62kE/s640/100_2259.JPG On Jul 11, 1:01 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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#54924133109236... > > > -- > > 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.
