Rivendell frames are supposedly designed with a bias towards rear loading rather than front......hence the emphasis on saddle bags over large front box style bags but........Grant seems to load his bike with a front basket and a rear saddlebag. There has been quite a bit of discussion in other publications on front loading and low trail fork design but I've use my Hobo bag up front stuffed full with tools and clothing and never noticed a major handling change. I think there is a difference but its minor unless a certain combination of rider weight, load bias and tubing gauge are all present at the same time. The wrong combo can result in a bicycle with noticeable shimmy at certain speeds. I'd say keep the load balanced and not too heavy on the front and you'll be okay. Actually a smaller saddlebag in the rear and a smaller front bag is a nice combo keeping the load balanced and the handling neutral.
On Saturday, October 27, 2012 10:01:04 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: > > > I have a small siddle bag I put on my race bike for more storage in a > pinch. Looked great, worked great. I'm leavin' it on there! > > Was thinking of getting a big barbag for the Bleriot sometime, after I get > it back from the shop (hopefully within a week, but don't know how the > coming hurricane will play into this). > > Does the weight ever effect handling? Or is it fine no matter what the > load in a bar bag (within reason). > -- 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/-/6iZv2SbB7u8J. 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.
