Another consideration for extensive touring with 50lbs, I'd probably go with a frame that handled a little less quickly at very slow speeds while going uphill with that amount of weight. I was surprised how sporty the handling was on my new AHH (with Jack Brown 33's), and I have always had performance road frames in the past. A heavier duty tire may slow things down a bit. Not that you can't do it, but when you are going slow up a hill and you are tired, good slow speed stability is a nice feature. It's as versatile a bike as I've ever seen, and I love mine with up to about 25 lbs (plus my 170).
--- On Tue, 10/6/09, Z <[email protected]> wrote: From: Z <[email protected]> Subject: [RBW] AHH Load Capacity To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2009, 5:30 AM What is the most critical limiting factor for the AHH load capacity? Is it the frame strength, the fork, the headset, or the wheels? In other words, if I went with a bomb-proof set of 36-hole hubs, could I double the bike's capacity (from stock ~25# to ~50#)? Would like to use the bike for extensive touring. Thanks. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
