I've got a 56 Sam that I ran a R-14 on with 2 Ortliebs fairly well loaded, or (alternatively) a Big Loafer on top... nary a shimmy (with a mini+loaf on the front).
ymmv, of course, but i never noticed any "flexiness" from the R-14. -a On Dec 21, 2010, at 8:08 PM, doug peterson wrote: > Just looked up the R-14 on Riv's site: 13 lbs capacity. It's > surprising how quickly weight can add up. The R-14 is an elegant > looking rack but with just the support struts for stability it may > lack lateral stiffness. > > dougP > > On Dec 21, 2:20 pm, james black <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 13:25, William <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I loaded my 56cm Bombadil with the trunksack small on the Nitto Mini >>> front. I moved the Nitto R-14 rear and the loaded Saddlesack Large >>> over to the Bombadil. The Bombadil does shimmy with that load. But >>> it is at a much higher frequency and a smaller amplitude. The >>> amplitude was almost small enough to just ignore. It also happened at >>> a somewhat higher speed. More notes for the notebook. >> >> The R-14 looks to my eye like it would be very flexible. I still think >> that it is the main culprit here. It would be an interesting >> experiment to keep everything the same but have the bag on a stiffer >> rack. >> >> James Black >> Los Angeles, CA > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
