I can agree with all that has been said and will add that I have many put miles on my Rambouillet using one of the largest Berthoud handle bar bags. The key here is that bikes are optimized for certain things but this doesn't mean that aren't adequate for others. I do notice the bag when climbing a 12% grade at 4mph especially when I am well into a 600km ride. This is a very small percentage of the time that I am on the bike and once I am over 5 or 6 mph I don't notice the bag. I do keep my tools in a rear bag which helps minimize the weight up front. The ability to reach food, a hat or arm warmers while riding can't be beat and there is no better place for a map or queue sheet then the top of the bag.
Larry Powers Get a bicycle. You will not regret it if you live. - Mark Twain Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:29:10 -0700 From: seandes...@earthlink.net To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] why do people like front rando bags? I've been admiring bags and racks on the Rivendell Flicker site: http://www.flickr.com/groups/rivendell/pool/tags/ahomerhilsen/ and have been pondering the purchase of a larger bag. I've used Acorn Saddlebags for awhile now and have been generally content so,why do so many people like front rando bags instead of saddlebags? Doesn't the weight foil your quick steering ability? And isn't it always better to have weight low and in the rear for stabililty? Thanks for your comments and a favorite bag if you've found one. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/CR1_CPoZC-kJ. 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.
