I could...in the general scheme of things it's not a big deal - but the stuff I carry doesn't really lend itself to panniers (long heavy toolboxes essentially); and when loaded on top of rear racks, handling is less than optimal
On Dec 18, 10:57 am, "Frederick, Steve" <frede...@mail.lib.msu.edu> wrote: > Why not rear load the Saluki and enjoy it for what it is? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > > [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com]on Behalf Of rb > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:25 PM > To: RBW Owners Bunch > Subject: [RBW] Re: AHH with VO Porteur bars > > My question as well. I have a Kog G1 and now an amazingly beautiful > Saluki - but I have gotten so used to the low trail of the Kog, that > front loading on the Saluki seems to really degrade the handling. > What is the general feeling about re-raking / swapping the fork on > these bikes; of course it'll gain the low trail feeling, but does it > degrade the handling in other ways, as these designs clearly were > meant for rear loading. Even though the riv site and grant are > proponents of baskets, and sure it's ridable, but the low trail front > load is such a reveletory change, I figured on such a great bike if I > was going to front load, that I'd want to change it to low trail. Is > it doable / worth it? > > On Dec 17, 9:30 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery <thill....@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Did you re-rake the fork for front loading? ;) > > > On Dec 17, 2:16 am, Brian Hanson <stone...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I finally finished the porteur bar wrapping/twining/shellac on phase 2 of > > > my > > > AHH. I moved the shifters to the down tubes, and haven't looked back. > > > Also > > > have some inspired mounts of the basic Planet Bike Blazer LEDs for night > > > commuting duty. Opinions: > > > > Bars - love the positions. My hands naturally fall at the bends and they > > > work perfectly for my 10 mile normal ride. When I need to go more > > > upright, > > > I just move back. Narrow, so they are much like drop width. I can really > > > get low by holding the fronts and resting my forearms on the swept back > > > parts - seems to be a good tuck. The reach to the down-tube shifts hasn't > > > been a problem, and I immediately got used to shifting w/o looking. > > > Haven't > > > done a long ride yet, but will update when I do. > > > > 2 watt Planet Bike Blazer - Bright enough, but not a whole lot different > > > from the 1 watt or even the half watt when riding on city streets or > > > semi-lit trails with ambient light. When I went up a totally dark trail, > > > it > > > really lit up the path, so it's plenty bright for my commute. Great blink > > > mode, but I'm still underwhelmed overall. I think I'm one of those guys > > > who > > > wants the super lumens - I'm used to the bi-xenon car lights... > > > > I didn't think I'd ride this bike in the crappy wet Seattle winter months > > > for commuting, but it's so comfy, I just have a hard time getting out the > > > winter bike. The Jack Brown blues are still going strong - no flats. I > > > did > > > extract a nice piece of glass the other day when I was inspecting the > > > tires. > > > It never made it through, but it was a bit disconcerting. Oh well - got > > > my > > > frame pump finally, so I'm ready... > > > > Brian > > > >http://picasaweb.google.com/stonehog/PorteurSetup122009# > > -- > > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- 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.
