Nice marmot. On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 7:51:18 PM UTC-8 John Rinker wrote:
> My pet marmot much prefers to ride in the airy, open basket rather than > buckled in the dark recesses of my Sackville. It's a thing of beauty to > watch the wind whip through her fur and hear the whistle through her > whiskers! > [image: Screen Shot 2024-02-01 at 7.49.01 PM.png] > > Also, what Brenton and Neale said. > > Cheers, > > On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 7:18:27 PM UTC-8 [email protected] > wrote: > >> If you ever want to bike-pack and go somewhere remote or accessible via >> single track, having your luggage up in a basket, frame bag, saddlebag, >> avoids the risk of catching a pannier (or both) on roots, branches, downed >> trees cut just wide enough for passage, etc. >> >> I learned this the hard way on my first bicycle overnighter. My old >> bikes' panniers made it really hard to get to our campsite on the bike. I >> think panniers make sense, and they will come back into "trend" soon. >> >> On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 6:19:53 PM UTC-8 Neale S. wrote: >> >>> One reason to put some weight on the front of the bike is that all of >>> your (body) weight is mostly on the rear already. >>> On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 5:26:41 PM UTC-8 Stephen wrote: >>> >>>> I have basically the same reasoning as Ian, and also live in a city and >>>> dont want to leave bags on my bike when I lock up, plus i like my daily >>>> bag >>>> to not look too bikey (I use the shopsacks). Convenient and easy, easier >>>> to >>>> pile up with whatever shit i want, take a jacket or sweater off if i get >>>> hot, sling my lock into it. Does it affect handling? yep, but i dont >>>> really >>>> mind that much for riding around town. If my situation was different maybe >>>> id do things differently, but I tend to like having a at least a small >>>> basket available for an around town bike. I like the way it looks too. >>>> >>>> -stephen >>>> >>>> On Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 7:47:17 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: >>>> >>>>> IMO, baggage ought to complement the handling characteristics of the >>>>> bicycle. My benchmark idea of handling has been formed by 30 years of >>>>> riding Rivendells which, IME, do best with rear loads, or at least loads >>>>> biased toward the rear and not the front. >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Feb 1, 2024 at 5:18 PM ian m <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'm not sure how it makes more sense to put a bag into another bag >>>>>> than into a baske >>>>> >>>>> -- 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/332c7d41-e735-40a4-afe9-4d744644b604n%40googlegroups.com.
