I tour with front and rear panniers, plus a handlebar bag. My Atlantis handles perfectly unless I try to squeeze too much weight in the handlebar bag. Front panniers, no problem, even if I load them up with heavy things. As I like to tour in the mountains, I have plenty of experience on downhills with a load. No problem.
On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Khalid Mateen <krm2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Cyclofiend > > I say this with respect but it is not an assumption. There are report that > when the Atlantis is front loaded and goes pass a certain mile/hr, the bike > begins to wobble alot. Especially on down hills. I just want to get > peoples experience on this. Is it really bad? Can you just brace the > bicycle when moving at high speeds? > > No disrespect to you cyclofiend. Not trying to start a debate but looking > for people input. > > K. > > On Tue, Apr 5, 2011 at 3:13 PM, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> on 4/5/11 8:05 AM, Khalid Mateen at krm2...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> I know that the Atlantis is design for rear loading more than front >> loading but do any of you guys fight with the instability of front loading >> on a Atlantis? >> >> For the best answers to this, I would search back through the archives - I >> know there have been several threads on loading the Atlantis (and other Riv >> models). I don't have ready access to a specific search, but it should be >> pretty findable. >> >> Regarding the design, I'm not at all sure that I agree with the base >> assumption. While certainly there are bicycle design choices that favor >> handling with heavy front loads, there are enough riders who balance load or >> front load their Rivendells to demonstrate the flexibility of the RBW >> models. Carrying cargo on the front end of a bike is one thing, putting >> food and some gear in a rando bag is another. >> >> Personally, of late I've been flipping back and forth between the Hilsen >> (Country Bag aft) and the Quickbeam (L'il Loafer-ized currently, but often >> with a small rando bag near the bow), and find it more of a correction to go >> to the Hilsen than back to the 'Beam. And then a couple miles go by and >> I'm watching hawks and enjoying the ride... ;^) >> >> - Jim >> >> >> >> -- >> Jim Edgar >> cyclofi...@earthlink.net >> >> Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com >> Current Classics - Cross Bikes >> Singlespeed - Working Bikes >> >> Gallery updates now appear here - http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com >> >> >> "I had to ride slow because I was taking my guerrilla route, the one I >> follow when I assume that everyone in a car is out to get me." >> -- Neal Stephenson, "Zodiac" >> >> -- >> 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-bunch@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. > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > -- -- Anne Paulson My hovercraft is full of eels -- 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-bunch@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.
