John, I'm not sure that my Sam handles the way your Atlantis does, especially when considering big climbs. I do know that having some books and clothes up front is quite doable even with an 18% grade.
Both, Pass and Stow and Swift Industries, have really good products that are very durable. From experience, having a lot of weight up front on long climbs is no problem so I'd definitely recommend the setup that you're looking into. And I definitely agree with dougP in that you should get a basket to try it out. While you have your heart set on a new rack and bag setup, the Wald baskets are super cheap and convenient. You can easily stuff all of your clothing in the smaller Wald basket....I can only imagine what you could fit in the bigger one. On Feb 15, 2:38 pm, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > John: > > Congrats on getting an Atlantis for a milestone b'day. Mine is coming > up on 9 years old now & it's still my go-to bike for everything. > > On your commute, are you carrying weight on the back and not much up > front? On an 18% grade, that would be twitchy. I'm not familiar with > the specific rack'n'bag combination you mention for the front but I > can attest that my Atlantis (58 cm w/40mm tires) handles better with > weight up front rather than at the rear, especially on steep grades > where speeds are low. > > An easy, economical experiment would be to zip tie a basket to your > mini-rack and carry your commute gear there in a stuff sack or similar > cheap bag, just to see how you liked the handling. > > dougP > > On Feb 15, 1:18 pm, johnb <jbust...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Last year I got a new Atlantis for my 50th birthday. Originally, I > > outfitted it with a mini front rack with a small trunk sack and a Tubus > > Cargo on the back end. I bike commute to work 2-3 days/week. My ride to and > > from work involves 1 or 2 — depending on the route — 18% grades (one way > > with a cemetery conveniently located at the top of the steepest part). > > Having no weight on the front leaves the front a bit jumpy. My thinking is > > that if I put my clothes etc in the front, it will be less jumpy. > > > I have some serious lust in my heart for a Pass and Stow rack for both its > > touring capabilities (in theory at least) and its hauling capabilities. > > Anyone with P&S/Swift Industries/Freight Baggage bag combination experience > > I would be *really *interested in your thoughts. That said, any > > experiences good or bad with either the Pass and Stow or other bigger front > > rack/bag combinations would be greatly appreciated! > > -- 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.
