Andrew: When you say that the AR tended to shimmy when the front end was overloaded, was that when you were using a rack bag, front panniers (or both)? I can see shimmy being worse with a heavy load up high (on a rack), but would have thought that carrying a load down low in front wheel panniers would not have had the same effect.
All: Greatly appreciate the feedback. Best regards, Kevin On Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 7:23:42 AM UTC-5 Andrew Letton wrote: > When I bought my (used) A/R in 2006, I was discussing it with Grant, and > he said something like, “It’s basically a fancy Atlantis.” > You’ll be fine touring with it, but in my experience, it’s best not to > overload the front end. When I did, it tended to shimmy pretty easily. > cheers, > Andrew in Sydney > (Painstakingly pecked out on my iPhone; please pardon my brevity and > tpyos.) > > On 8 Jan 2026, at 8:57 am, Kevin Lindsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Greetings. > > I'm thinking of doing the GAP/C&O Canal trip this spring on my All-Rounder > and would appreciate any thoughts on using the AR as a loaded tourer. I > use it for grocery runs and whatnot, but have never put a lot of weight in > the bags and don't know whether there might be handling or other issues if > I did. > Any thoughts welcomed. > Best regards, > Kevin L. > Alexandria, VA > > -- > > 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 visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7bd595fa-2317-40a9-84ae-51e82e8e1753n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7bd595fa-2317-40a9-84ae-51e82e8e1753n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/da1ce7d9-94c2-4c29-b432-9db1ed4921efn%40googlegroups.com.
