I'd encourage you to set it up and ride it. Not so much for you to
"decide yourself" but more that it will be different. To state the
obvious... ;^)
The key core question is whether it matters at all.
For me - my build, riding style and terrain - a front bag doesn't
bother me. I switch between my Quickbeam set up with a Nitto front
rack, no decaleur and one of two front bags (a Lil Loafer and a
smallish traditional style front rando bag) and over to my Hilsen
which has no front anything and a rear Country bag on a Mark's Rack.
They absolutely feel different when I first ride the other, but within
15 minutes or so, it seems like I've never ridden anything else. So - no
The biggest adaption seems to be from the loaded QB to the unloaded
Hilsen. It is more a center of gravity thing - the front end feels
"light", but it's more a fore/aft balance thing than anything to do
with handling. Of course, the bicycles have the same tires, and the
bars/saddle setup is as similar as it can be with slightly different
bars and saddles.
I'd actually been thinking about moving the Mark's to the front this
summer. Because I find I kinda like a little more mass on the bars.
There may be a little more conscious effort when walking the bike,
pushing it by the saddle, to make smaller movements to adjust
direction, as when I'm walking (or slower), with no hands on the bars,
the front end can cause the "wheel flop" so often claimed.
But, at speed, on the roads of the North Bay in California, the ride
is strictly superb. Loaded or unloaded.
- Jim / cyclofiend.com
On Jun 4, 2012, at 7:32 AM, Darin G. wrote:
All,
I'm doing my first Brevet in 12 days on my Romulus. I have a
Berthoud bag mounted on my Atlantis with a front rack and a decaleur
and I am considering mounting the bag on a Mark's Rack on my Rom for
this event. I think the front bag effects handling on the Atlantis,
but not in a dramatic way, and I am wondering if anyone has tried
one on the Rom with the skinnier Ruffy Tuffy's. Part of my concern
may come from reading too much BQ. Very powerful koolaid there on
needing low trail to make it work, but I seem to see plenty of front
bags on Rambouillets and A. Homer Hilsen, so a few words of
reassurance would be appreciated.
D.G.
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