I would imagine that the Rom would get noodly if you put a lot of weight on the front, which you will discover if you brake while going downhill. I found this to be the case with my Atlantis, and I think it has a lot to do with a 1" steerer being somewhat flexy under such circumstances. But with a small rack, you could, for example, strap a 5-lb tent across the top, and it would be ok,
For rear racks, I think the Surly Nice Racks are unbeatable. For racks On Jun 24, 9:35 pm, nathan spindel <nath...@gmail.com> wrote: > Soon I'll be doing a week long tour on a 57cm Romulus. I'm trying to > decide which racks (and panniers) to go for. I haven't calculated how > much weight I'll be carrying, but it'll probably be no more than 30 > pounds in back (in panniers; tent, food, clothes, toiletries) and > sleeping bag / misc. in the front? I'm guessing the Romulus is not > intended for heavy front loads, but I could be wrong. > > I'm leaning towards a Mark's Rack or VO Randonneur in front and a > Tubus Luna in back (I dig the Luna's minimal design). Or possibly a > Tubus Cosmo or a Nitto Big Back Rack? What would you suggest? > > Thanks, > Nathan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
