I've been commuting with an ortleib travel biker for two years. It's not a very tweedy solution but it's large (holds a suit, shirt, shoes, extra gear, etc, is completely waterproof, and clips on/off the top of a rear rack in 5 seconds. Only issue is the weight is a bit high but think the other advantages offset that.
On Feb 16, 9:31 am, Tony Lockhart <tony.lockh...@hotmail.com> wrote: > 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.
