For record, my front loads are carried in Ortlieb Sports (I think that's the model; like the Packer except about 5/8 size) on Tara lowriders, so they are pretty well secured. I don't think that the Tara puts the load behind the front axle, though.
On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:12 AM, Ken Freeman <kenfreeman...@gmail.com>wrote: > Stabilizing the front load and moving it back changed the Woodrup from a > "no bar bag no way" to "I think i can ride this thing.) > > > On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 9:08 AM, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, 2010-07-12 at 08:31 -0400, Ken Freeman wrote: >> > OTOH, some claim to have found that actual geometry matters a lot less >> > than does the stability of the front bag. >> > >> > After my experiments with my Woodrup, I wonder it it isn't enough to >> > make sure the front load isn't swinging, and that the center of >> > gravity of the added load is behind the front axle. >> >> Certainly a swinging front load and placement in front of the axle are >> sufficiently bad enough as to overwhelm subtle nuances. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> > > > -- > Ken Freeman > Ann Arbor, MI USA > > -- > 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.