I finally got around to taking the fenders and front rack/bag off of my bike. I only had time for a short ride, but it does seem to have a significant change of feel. I never though that it handled poorly with the front rack. The best way to put it is that maybe the bike seems "sleepy" with the front rack and bag. One thing I did notice is that it really wants to be a wheelie machine without the front rack. My front wheel kept coming up when climbing steep hills.
Tonight I have a longer ride planned with a friend. We'll see how it does with a non-trivial distance. Cheers! Ben On Monday, April 11, 2022 at 10:13:08 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > In spite of how often people do it and seem fine with it, I *really *don't > like front loads on Rivs. Even the weight of a porteur rack with no load > was enough to make my steering feel sketchy. Did you have the problem > before you installed it? > > On Monday, April 11, 2022 at 10:04:52 PM UTC-7 bunny...@gmail.com wrote: > >> [image: A2D2E895-1FB7-4121-A081-8CDCC4E9F3E4.jpeg]I’ve never used a rear >> bag… just an under seat wrap. >> I had a handlebar bag for a bit, and now a front porteur rack with an >> average bag on top. It’s usually pretty light. >> >> >> On Monday, April 11, 2022 at 5:24:57 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: >> >>> You might get rid of some fender wobble with a bolt-tightening session >>> at all the mounting points, it's not my experience that SKS fenders move >>> around much. >>> >>> The wobble you feel in turns is concerning and probably not fender >>> related. What's the bags/racks situation on your Ram? >>> >>> Joe Bernard >>> >>> On Monday, April 11, 2022 at 5:14:55 PM UTC-7 bunny...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>> Hey all! >>>> >>>> I have SKS Fenders on my Ram. I live in L.A., so I rarely need them. >>>> Still, there are puddles of gross water, damp mornings, and smatterings of >>>> rain, so I really appreciate them when I need them and I leave them on. >>>> Now, they do move a bit when riding. I'll look down and see them moving >>>> from bumps and wind. I know they're not the best fenders and I'm okay with >>>> that. >>>> >>>> There's something else that happens on this bike. When cornering, I >>>> sometimes feel it getting a little noodle-y. There is a wobble, and not >>>> all >>>> the time. It never feel dangerous, but it is a bit disheartening and >>>> weird. >>>> I'm wondering of the lateral wobble of the fenders is also giving a wobble >>>> to the cornering sometimes. Perhaps it's something else, and the wiggling >>>> fenders are becoming the scapegoat. >>>> >>>> So, anyone else have anything like this happen? My instinct is to just >>>> take them off and see if it happens again. I guess the result would be the >>>> same either way; it's the old fenders so I buy nicer fenders because I >>>> like >>>> having them, or it is the fenders, I fix it with the fenders off and I buy >>>> nicer fenders because I like having them. >>>> >>>> Cheers! >>>> Ben >>>> >>> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/72dd795c-9d5a-4f29-a01d-6523b9b9b452n%40googlegroups.com.
