The Ram was intended for lightish touring and it does that well. Handling with any kind of front load depends a lot on the handlebar type and stem length used. I toured with the stock Nitto Noodles. I used a Mark's rack with P-Clamps and a small Baggins bag with up to 5 lbs in it. I also used a Duluth Candy roll handlebar bag for lightweight, want quick access to stuff, like lip protector, my phone, etc. Mostly, supplies went into 2 Nashbar panniers on a lightweight aluminum rear rack. That was to keep the center of gravity lower. Rain jacket and pants, helmet cover was in a large Baggins bag on top of the rack. I had a Keven's bag under the saddle with tire change stuff. The bike was a little rear heavy that way. handling was fine, but picking up and carrying was different. I have almost always ridden the same 32 mm Paselas that were original issue.
These days, that bike is re-configured as my Townie/Sunday Cruiser but still has a rack in back and a Baggins bag on top. Bruce -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/65cf72a7-f472-4809-a406-87a0107dcdfao%40googlegroups.com.
