A pint's a pound, which means 100 oz of water is a little over three pounds. My body weight varies by more than three pounds from week to week, and I don't notice that affects bike handling. I don't find the three pound weight on my back noticeable as far as handling is concerned.
I do notice, and don't like, having a sweaty back from a water backpack, but I unfortunately have an auto-immune disease that makes me have a dry mouth, so making it easy to sip water frequently is important for me. On Mon, Nov 24, 2014 at 6:39 AM, Deacon Patrick <lamontg...@mac.com> wrote: > In my experience, weight of any kind travels better when lower, though I > oddly prefer the SaddleSack to panniers. It may not be a big thing for you. > With my vertigo, anything that effects the handling of the bike is > trip-ending. I can't carry weight above my waist, so hydration packs are out > for me as an option anyway, so I can't speak to the benefit of the weight > being on me above my suspension (knees/elbows), vs. on the bike below > suspension. > > With abandon, > Patrick > > On Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:06:26 PM UTC-7, Anne Paulson wrote: >> >> Why? Why should you get it low? I would have thought keeping it on >> your back, above the suspension (your knees) would be better. > > -- > 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. -- -- Anne Paulson It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. -- 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.
