Instead of front/back weight distribution, the thing I have noticed
that affects handling more than anything is how the rear weight is
distributed from bottom to top. If I have too much weight (and/or
height) piled on top of the rack itself the handling gets much worse.
This is true for all the
Patrick:
Sorry to hear you're disappointed with the handling as loaded.
However, I know from experience that my Atlantis handles poorly for my
riding style with 25-30 lbs of rear load on a Nitto big rear rack. My
solution has been to distribute the load front rear. Yes, it
requires 4 bags
Similarly for me, but not with a Riv. My Woodrup has a tendency for the
front end to wander when climbing at low speed. Adding my moderate front
load with as close to a constructeur arrangement as possible for that bike
has made the front somewhat more stable than it was.
The Woodrup has less
