Quoting Paul <[email protected]>: > > With regards to trail and rake and flop, this is what I'm wondering: > If your bike handles the way you like on the majority of your rides-- > and these rides are without a typical brevet load--would it make sense > to only load the back on a brevet, since putting any load on the front > will adversely effect the trail and flop? Are the changes in handling > less when adding weight in the back than when adding it in the front? > Or is keeping the front-to-back weight ratio more important than > preserving the trail and flop? >
By "typical brevet load" I presume you mean <= 10 lb or so. You could with many bikes not really designed for front-loading safely put roughly half that load on the front and not cause any handling issues. In any event, it's easy enough to try it without really spending any money. I wouldn't put 10 pounds up front on a rear-loader design, but then, you don't have to: much of the heavy stuff is pretty compact (tubes, tools, etc) and can easily go in a seat bag or under-the-saddle wedge, leaving the front bag for lighter items that are much more convenient up front, such as windbreakers, wool jerseys, sun glasses, etc. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. 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/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
