rb: There was a discussion herein maybe a year ago about a guy who experienced some handling issues (shimmy?) with his Atlantis when front-loaded and riding at high-speed no-handed, and I seem to recall that he either re-raked the fork, got a new fork, or both, to achieve low trail, and he reported that the handling was more to his liking as a result. Later he got a custom bike built that was apparently the answer to all his front-loading/no-handed goals, but, curiously, the custom bike had fairly high fork trail...
On Dec 18, 5:48 am, rb <b...@projectblu.com> wrote: > Good point, ie how much weight and for how long - for me, it's 10 > bulky pounds normally, and then a few times a week closer to 20 lbs. > For approx 20 very hilly miles, but continuous, so not a lot of start > and stop; so I really notice the trail and steering issues when > climbing 10 - 13% grades standing with 20 lbs in the front. With those > 20lbs on a back rack (and sometimes more, ie up to 35 lbs) I feel the > corresponding to front wheel flop sensation on the back, ie the weight > flopping the bike back and forth from the rear. The front load on low > trail allows one to subtly compensate for this, so there is not a > waggle all over the road. So....what'll happen if I replace the fork > (a bolt of lightening perhaps from Riv HQ?) > > On Dec 18, 12:53 am, amoll68 <amol...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Beautiful machine, Brian. Thanks for sharing. > > > ATMO, medium trail is smart design. How much weight do you really > > carry up front, and for how long? When I put a half-rack of beer up > > front, I'm usually only carrying it for a mile or so. When unloaded, > > or lightly loaded (which is most of the time for me,) medium trail > > works great. I front-load my AHH and most of my other bikes - works > > just dandy. Trail is an important part of the equation, but it's not > > the only factor involved. > > > Thanks again Brian. > > > R/ Alex -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
