whups, scratch that - i've used the R-FIFTEEN, not the R-14. -a
On Dec 21, 8:14 pm, andrew hill <neurod...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <chocot...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 13:25, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> 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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://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 rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
