On Dec 30, 9:13 pm, JoelMatthews <[email protected]> wrote: > When I was in college, I toured on a Paramount with a back pack and a > rear Pletscher with a more stuff than it was designed to handle. That > worked sort of with a plaint 20 year old body. Later I used a couple > of bikes, including a Riv designed to carry most weight in the back. > I actually felt less confident on descents as the rear biased weight > made the front end skittish. > > I found and restored a Trek 728 which has one of the longer wheel > bases of any bikes. I load it about 65% front, 35% rear. I find this > to be the best handling and most comfortable tourer in my 15 years of > touring.
Had you tried loading the Riv 65% front and 35% rear? John McMurry Burlington, VT --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
