I'm basically looking for something that will carry my frou-frou Vera Bradley messenger bag, the occasional library book, an e-reader, my micro 4/3 camera, and a scarf/extra pair of gloves. The rear folding baskets and rack are for heavier loads.
On Monday, September 30, 2013 5:05:21 PM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > The real question is, how much load can a typical Rivendell handle in > front. I've happily carried circa 5 lb in one of those old fashioned, > '70s-style bar bags that slip onto a steel wire support that fits around > handlebar and stem -- VO used to sell one, and I have one for sale if > anyone is interested. The rack puts the bag high and forward. This small > amount of weight -- perhaps 7 lb total when you include bag and support -- > doesn't hurt even the handling of my custom '99 gofast, with small, skinny > wheels, too much. > > But 20 lb loads? Or the typical 30-45 lb loads I carry in the rear on my > Ram and '03? That would be a very different story -- even most low trail > bikes can't handle that sort of load in the front alone; so I understand: > the porteurs that smoothly carry 50 lb newspaper loads on a front rack are > specialized even among low trail bikes, are they not? Certainly my > erstwhile '58 Herse was unhappy with more than, say, 15 lb in front. > > A few year's back, when all the furor over front loading and low trail > first surfaced, I myself tried, twice, the largest Wald -- the Newsboy. > What a great basket, on the right bike -- nothing more convenient. But > without the right geometry, once again, when you broke 10 - 15 lb, the > handling was bad. (Igot carried away and tested both bikes/Newsboy combos > with 2 large cinderblocks: 56 lb. I actually managed to ride them for 1/4 > mile or so, so loaded. That was funny!) > > I know front loading is (1) very convenient and (2) very fashionable, but > IME with five different Rivendell bicycles, Rivs don't like heavy front > loads. > > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Philip Williamson > <philip.w...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I prefer my basket low and close, but the Quickbeam handles a basket load >> just fine. I don't notice the empty basket (on a Nitto M12) affecting the >> handling. >> I did once have a Wald quick release basket that mounts to the >> handlebars. I bent the mounts (metal handlebar straps) so they went >> straight down, and zip-tied the bottom of the basket to the front brake. >> That made everything feel a lot more secure, but still had the ugly mounts >> on the bar. >> >> A Wald decaleur would be something... >> >> -- > *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* > Certified Resume Writer > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > patric...@resumespecialties.com <javascript:> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > > Albuquerque, NM > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
