Chris, I don't have a good shot of the Speedy Devil all bagged up, but I am happy to take one tonight or in the morning. Its a quick release mount so I'll try to get shots from a few angles for you. Scott
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 12:44 PM, 'Chris Lampe 2' via RBW Owners Bunch < rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> wrote: > Do you have a photo of your bike with that bag on it? I'm new to all this > cargo stuff and it's not obvious to me where and how it attaches. > > > To all, would a bag hanging from the handlebar feel any different than a > bag or basket sitting on a rack attached to the front fender? I will try > some experiments this weekend and see how I can simulate the load I plan to > carry and see how it feels. I've got a couple of cheap Trek rear racks > that came off used bikes I bought but I think I would prefer a front load. > > > On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 10:26:31 AM UTC-6, Skenry wrote: >> >> I have a Devil, its the 58cm Speedy, but with the same geometry. I run >> it with either 700x35 or 700x40 tires depending on fenders or free. I >> generally run it with a Louis Garneau Handlebar bag >> http://www.louisgarneau.com/us-en/product/827752/1493799/ >> RoadMTB_Cycling_Bags/BOX_H-7.5_CYCLING_BAG >> And I am maybe not super sensitive, but can barely notice the >> with/without differences during normal riding. I've never weighed it, but >> its 10"x8"x6" and generally full of powerbars, jacket, camera and tools. >> It is extremely noticeable when riding slow however. This bike basically >> serves as my beater/cyclocross/commuter. >> >> Try it with front weight and you might end up liking it. >> Scott >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 9:45 AM, Shoji Takahashi <shoji.t...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi Chris, >>> If you can rig it up, try the seat bag on the handlebar to test it out. >>> >>> My experience is that some bikes do great with front weight, some don't. >>> I have a CC, Hunqapillar, and AHH. The CC doesn't handle well with front >>> weight. The Hunqapillar is great with Wald+HUB+HAR. I have an acorn hbar >>> bag on the AHH, but it's not loaded up. >>> >>> Good luck! >>> shoji >>> >>> >>> On Friday, February 6, 2015 at 9:11:14 AM UTC-5, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: >>>> >>>> How much effect does having a small front rack with either a basket or >>>> a bag on it have on a bikes steering? >>>> >>>> My primary concern is carrying capacity. I want to be able to carry >>>> the usual wallet, cell phone, car keys, spare tube, tire levers and maybe >>>> some allen wrenches but I also want to move to higher performance tires and >>>> am considering carrying a spare tire since I'm a 400 lb rider and a damaged >>>> tire is probably more likely for me than others. I've got a great little >>>> seat bag that will hold everything but the tire. >>>> >>>> A secondary concern is that my Devil is a perfectly suitable bike in >>>> every aspect except for the front-end handling. I've been riding 700c >>>> bikes with MTB geometry since 1995 and I just can't get used to the Devil's >>>> 60mm of trail....even with 40mm tires. Would the extra weight on the front >>>> make it handle more like a higher trail bike or would it just increase the >>>> wheel flop? >>>> >>> -- >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > 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. > -- 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.
