> Sure; and take that same Spectrum, put a light rear rack on it and then > put a trunk-rack type bag on there with 5 lb or so and you'll get a > great demonstration of what "tail wags the dog" feels like, too. > (Curiosly, felt far worse than 4X that weight in panniers on the same bike.)
Agreed. I've had that experience on similar bikes. Never on the Spectrum because the Spectrum has no rack bosses. But I think the point we are both making is that weight above the center of the bike is going to effect ride differently from weight above the back or rear. How this translates into improving ride by reducing bike weight is more sketchy. Would a somewhat lighter stem or brakes make all that much difference? You can get lighter hubs, but hub weight being lower to the ground as your panniers should not have as much impact on performance. -- 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/d/optout.
