Patrick The handling symptoms you describe were what I was experiencing with a couple of high trail bikes that I use to carry loads, a Surly LHT (that is geometrically very similar to an Atlantis), and a Legolas. The LHT is my truck for camping, grocery shopping, and the like. The Legolas is being used as a road/dirt road Rando-style bike with a large handlebar bag and 35mm tires. I bought replacement forks for both bikes from Tom Matchak <http://tommatchakcycles.blogspot.com/search/label/Replacement%20Fork> adding about an inch to the rake and dropping trail from 58-62 to 42 mm. The difference was subtle but distinct. Cornering was faster, more responsive, less locked-in. Slow uphill wondering disappeared. One benefit on both bikes was a loss of toe-overlap with fenders.
Tom also made a custom rack for the Legolas. It is similar to to a Nitto M12 but is wider with a light mount and wire guide to the dynamo hub. Tom did a most excellent job with great communication and workmanship. Was it worth it? I think so. The bikes ride superbly. They were great bikes before. They behave a bit better now under very specific situations, but situations that are important to me. -- 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/d/optout.
