I've done quite a bit of touring on my '03 Atlantis & can offer the following experiences. For a 4 bag, full on camping tour, I've found 60% front with 40% rear in panniers. I also have a rando style bag on a small Nitto front rack that gets stuffed with things like lunch, lock, etc. The only thing on the rear rack is my sleeping pad. This set up is very stable & actually rides better than the bike unloaded, probably because it was purpose designed as a tourer. For overnights or lodging tours, two bags upfront are quite stable & don't get in the way if you have to walk the bike. For camping, the total load is around 35#, dropping to maybe 20# for an overnight.
Have a good trip. I rode SAGBRAW in Door County a few years age & really enjoyed it. We then rode back to St. Paul, following the Wisconsin bike trail system. dougP On Monday, May 9, 2022 at 1:13:57 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: > I had lowrider bosses installed on my first edition Sam and the steering > was indeed odd with ~25 lb in front. > > FWIW, I filled empty half-gallon and gallon milk jugs with water for > weight; each gallon is about 8 lb > > On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 11:29 AM aeroperf <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ... My Sam was very comfortable 10 pounds forward and 20 pounds aft. >> More than that forward would make it feel a little squirrelly. > > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/70b2d07a-3e73-4f4d-904d-0cd7174a6a0fn%40googlegroups.com.
