My experience is similar to Shoji's. I've tried so many different things, and most work fine in most conditions. I like the front basket and saddlebag for riding mild singletrack.
On my Atlantis I've been riding more S24O's involving singletrack, which is different from riding on the open road. Panniers would get hung up on rocks in this terrain, particularly lowrider panniers. I've been carrying a light load, maybe 10-15 pounds, balanced between the front basket and large rear saddlebag. The front load helps with steep dirt climbing, as my front end doesn't wander all over the place like with a rear load. My bike handles more precisely when the front load is strapped tight to a stiff rack. I use a long tail cargo bike to carry heavy stuff. It's on another level, and I roll with close to the max 400 lbs rider + bike + passengers + cargo weight regularly. On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 7:09:04 AM UTC-7 Shoji Takahashi wrote: > I've thrown lots of money at this problem over the years... given this > list, I think many others have, too. > > Unfortunately, there's a lot of personal preference, variety of needs > among different people, types of bikes, etc. Also, for me and others, > there's the desire to experiment. I think the first set-up that I had was > fine... and so have been the other iterations. > > What are you carrying generally? Terrain? Risk of theft? Bike? > > My first set-up was a Breezer Uptown 8, which included a rear rack with > rat-trap. I started as a commuter and decided not to-use a backpack. I got > the Wald 582 folding rear basket for one side and zip-tied it on. It held > my work bag fine. I could use the rat-trap for smaller items when > necessary. It was great. > > My current commuter is AHH. It has a Saddlesack medium and Wald 137 front > basket. It's great. I generally put items in the saddlesack since it's big > and protected, and AHH rides better (for me) with rear loads. Front basket > is perfect for light items and overflow when grocery getting. > > I've been tempted to try Ron's Fabio's chest, but I know it'll be fine, as > have been my other choices. > > Choosing now, after having experience with many choices, I would go with a > Saddlesack, particularly a Riv frame. This is based on style, function, how > I'd mostly use it, value. If you're tall enough and don't need a rack under > it, even better value. > > YMMV, > Good luck! > shoji > Arlington MA > > > On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 7:35:40 AM UTC-4 philipr...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Unfortunately throwing money at it until I'm happy doesn't sit as well >> with my inner light! >> >> On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 6:32:36 AM UTC-5 Garth wrote: >> >>> Considering gravity is at best theoretical, so are it's associated >>> calculations. So I'd say adorn the bike any way you wish, whatever the >>> "inner light" reveals. We all have an unfiltered and unquestionable >>> inherent sense of that. >>> On Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 12:52:41 AM UTC-4 dougP wrote: >>> >>>> On my Atlantis, I always have a handlebar bag. When I use panniers, >>>> the fronts are always used, and the rears only when needing to carry a >>>> camping load. After much experimentation, I've come to the conclusion >>>> that >>>> for me & my bike, when using 4 bags, 60% front load & 40% rear gave best >>>> handling. Others probably have different preferences. >>>> >>>> dougP >>>> >>>> On Monday, April 5, 2021 at 7:50:37 PM UTC-7 philipr...@gmail.com >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> ...or the rear? >>>>> >>>>> Discuss. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- 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/999da2e2-0ad2-45fe-be3f-8c940685ec9bn%40googlegroups.com.
