I have a Carradice but haven't used it much yet. My usual saddle bags are 3-liter or so wedges, that are tightly coupled to the saddle.
On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 10:43 AM, Jan Heine <hein...@earthlink.net> wrote: > On Nov 24, 4:17 am, Ken Freeman <kenfreeman...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My experience with seat bags is that they essentially do not affect > > handling in any way I can detect. > > Except when you rise out of the saddle. Then, the load is unsupported, > and tends to be the tail wagging the bike. But that applies to all > rear loads, including panniers. Rear low-riders perhaps have the least > effect in that situation, as they are so low that you don't move them > much as you move the bike from side to side. (But rear low-riders, > being so far back, have other issues that make them a good choice only > if you carefully balance your weight distribution when loading the > bike.) > > Jan Heine > Editor > Bicycle Quarterly > http://www.bikequarterly.com > > Follow our blog at http://janheine.wordpress.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-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. > > -- 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-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.
