I'm not upset if I can't ride no hands, laden or not; it's just a minor annoyance. But no, the two are not exclusive. My '94 rode rock solid and rock steady no-hands at 8 mph and at 18 mph with 30 lb in an unsupported Camper Longflap; and the '94 was quicker handling than the later ones, with 42.4 cm stays. (Fly rack.) The Ram was almost as stable; Fly. The '73 Motobecane: again, stable, no shimmy, Fly; and this with a flexy frame. The '03, less so -- perhaps because the rack is custom and not Tubus?
That said, the '94, like the '03 would shimmy from time to time, but not regularly under heavy rear load; I know that when I switched from 26 X 1" Turbos to 26 X 1.35" Kojaks, the '03 started to shimmy (no load as well as loads of varying weights, rear). On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 11:32 AM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > Because I like riding with no hands. Shouldn't I be able to when loaded? > Are they mutually exclusive? Serious question. > > My bike rides absolutely brilliantly when not loaded, but the four or so > times a year I ride loaded, it's pretty miserable. As I don't do it a lot, > I don't want to get a whole new bike. I have the big Nitto rack in back, > just seems like it should work as is. If I'm doing something wrong, I'd > like to fix it! > > > > On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 8:34:05 AM UTC-7, Brian Campbell wrote: >> >> Why are people trying to ride loaded bikes with no hands? >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************* *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
