I just did my first tour this past summer on a 56 Atlantis. The Atlantis was terrific except for climbing at very low speeds. I was carrying a lot of weight, about 65 lbs., and some of it was on the front. I had a riv high rider nitto rack with two loaded panniers and my wife's sleeping pad riding up there.
At low speed, almost no speed, the front tire (and all of the front weight) kept wanting to flop over. The worst part of the trip, by far, was fighting with this weight and trying to keep the bike on the road under these conditions. To the point where I don't think I would take this bike again if I had to carry so much weight. Any suggestions, apart from carrying less weight or balancing it better or loading it lower? Other bikes? Other handlebar set-ups (I had noodle drop bars, just above the saddle)? Other tires (I had 1.75 Marathon Plus)? Thanks, Michael Allen On Nov 18, 6:50 pm, Shifty <1upand1d...@gmail.com> wrote: > So, I was just about to plunk down a couple of hundred dollars on a > Berthoud front bag at Rene Herse. Mike kindly returned my phone call and > immediately asked about the bike I was going to put it on. A Rivendell, I > replied (A. Homer Hilsen). He said, do you know that the bag's weight will > affect the handling somewhat; some people can't live with it while others > aren't bothered by it at all. He said it was because of the "trail" high or > low (I don't recall which) of all Rivendell bikes and that Herse bikes have > a (high, low?) trail that accounts for weight carrying in the front. > > So what do YOU think Rivendell front bag owner? Have you ever regretted the > effect the bag has on your Rivendell's handling? > > Thanks, > Shifty -- 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.
