"What sort of rack is that bag draped over? A stiff rack is of course the key for stable loading."
Tubus Cosmo. dougP On Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:15:52 PM UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I've passed 40 lb (42?) load+panniers on the Ram with Fly -- groceries in > the new Ortlieb Rollers. > > Max, at least max recorded, was 45 lb total on the lightweight, 1973 > Motobecane, also in panniers, also on Fly. The Ram is as good as the Mot at > rear loads and handles better unladen (for me, anyway). I've carried ~37 lb > on the '03 Curt (custom rack) but the Curt doesn't handle loads as well and > is definitely happier cutting it off at 30. > > What sort of rack is that bag draped over? A stiff rack is of course the > key for stable loading. > > > > > On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 6:39 PM, dougP <doug...@cox.net <javascript:>>wrote: > >> Photo sent to me by a fellow Atlantis owner & obviously bird lover. This >> is 40 lbs of birdseed and did not upset the bike's handling. While I >> didn't weigh the load nor take photos, I've had a stack of canvas tote bags >> on my Atlantis that was large enough to make getting on the bike difficult >> and most definitely upset the handling. >> >> Nice tidy pannier loads aside, what interesting things have people >> carried on their Rivendells? >> >> dougP >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > > > -- > *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* > Certified Resume Writer > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > patric...@resumespecialties.com <javascript:> > http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > > Albuquerque, NM > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
