Ride-wise, I think the Sam is great. I wonder if the floppy feeling with certain loads is size based. I ride a 48cm, and generally keep a small saddlesack with a tool roll, spare tire, pump, some food, some extra clothing and possibly another water bottle in it. With that load, the only time I get the hint of flop in the front is when I am going very slowly up a rather steep hill. It isn't a lack of control or anything, just a feeling that I am going too slow and should probably speed up. I think the low trail thing is for people who really want to put a bunch of gear on the front of their bikes with no load on the rear. I just don't get it all that much.
On Saturday, December 8, 2012 11:17:07 PM UTC-6, charlie wrote: > Just rode my 'Sam' after obsessing over low trail forks for the last few > months. With my new drop bars and hobo bag I never noticed 'wheel flop' or > any tendency of the bike to wander as some might contend. Just a nice > pleasant ride uphill and down and straight line performance was solid. My > new Hillborne rides like a dream. If you are on the fence and are > considering a low trail fork or frame over your Rivendell like I was > starting to do......rest assured your Riv is a fine ride. I think we > cyclists are often fickle when it comes to bikes and the latest new gadget > or re-invented design. I guess I'm just saying (maybe for my own benefit) > try other brands if like but know that a Grant designed Rivendell is a > solidly designed frame. Go Grant ! -- 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/-/hVYbyT2HstgJ. 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.
