Hi Cyclofiend I say this with respect but it is not an assumption. There are report that when the Atlantis is front loaded and goes pass a certain mile/hr, the bike begins to wobble alot. Especially on down hills. I just want to get peoples experience on this. Is it really bad? Can you just brace the bicycle when moving at high speeds?
No disrespect to you cyclofiend. Not trying to start a debate but looking for people input. K. On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 3:13 PM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 4/5/11 8:05 AM, Khalid Mateen at krm2...@gmail.com wrote: > > > I know that the Atlantis is design for rear loading more than front loading > but do any of you guys fight with the instability of front loading on a > Atlantis? > > > For the best answers to this, I would search back through the archives - I > know there have been several threads on loading the Atlantis (and other Riv > models). I don't have ready access to a specific search, but it should be > pretty findable. > > Regarding the design, I'm not at all sure that I agree with the base > assumption. While certainly there are bicycle design choices that favor > handling with heavy front loads, there are enough riders who balance load or > front load their Rivendells to demonstrate the flexibility of the RBW > models. Carrying cargo on the front end of a bike is one thing, putting > food and some gear in a rando bag is another. > > Personally, of late I've been flipping back and forth between the Hilsen > (Country Bag aft) and the Quickbeam (L'il Loafer-ized currently, but often > with a small rando bag near the bow), and find it more of a correction to go > to the Hilsen than back to the 'Beam. And then a couple miles go by and > I'm watching hawks and enjoying the ride... ;^) > > - Jim > > > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com > > > "I had to ride slow because I was taking my guerrilla route, the one I > follow when I assume that everyone in a car is out to get me." > -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" > > -- > 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-bunch@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-bunch@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.
