I have done that before however not yesterday but... my observation is, if I'm going so slow that my hub generator doesn't light my headlamp I may as well get off and walk. I can see how a heavily loaded front end might cause wheel flop going super slow and for a front load only 'Rando rider' that might not be ideal.....I just balance the load front and rear putting my heavy tool roll, spare tube etc. under the saddle and my light load; rain jacket, phone, wallet, food etc. up front. It seems to work. I guess my point is one can adapt with a little planning and the Sam Hillborne handles perfectly fine downhill and up if that is done.
On Sunday, December 9, 2012 5:54:48 AM UTC-8, Steve Palincsar wrote: > > On Sat, 2012-12-08 at 21:17 -0800, 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. > > You're not likely to notice wheel flop or a tendency to wander unless > you are going extremely slowly up a very steep hill. Did you do that? > > > > -- 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/-/JhhgmHDn_toJ. 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.
