i'd echo tim's comments, i have a big wald basket on my QB (with a platrack), so i overload it often. i've carried a pretty large watermelon, an auto-battery, both were not really fun, but i got them home. but for a normal grocery run, it's fine, you just have to be a little more careful with the steering if you start piling in the sacks of potatoes.
On Monday, October 12, 2015 at 5:29:37 PM UTC-4, Matthew J wrote: > > > I found that the basket resulted in lots of wheel flop when I put more > than ~5 pounds in it. A six-pack of beer in the basket was dicey, and with > a 12-pack the handling was downright mulish. > > > Front low-rider panniers (like the Hub Area Rack and bags, or Tubus > Tara, or Nitto Campee Classic racks) are more stable and can easily carry > more weight up front than a basket atop the wheel. > > For medium or high trail bikes or even a low trail bike with poorly > designed rack / basket, yes. A low trail bike with well positioned porteur > style rack can carry weight well over 20 lbs without handling issues. > > Low trail bikes have other handling characteristics that many Riv fans may > not enjoy. For them i think your rack Rx is spot on. > -- 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.
