Shifty: Hope you got enough info on your bag question to help you sort it out. Trail discussions tend to get somewhat, eh, lively. But take heart: it's only geometry, not a religious experience.
dougP On Nov 21, 4:30 pm, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > >It's not only harsh, it's a grotesque distortion and exaggeration of > >what has been said. Go ahead and slay the straw man if you like, but > >don't forget it's a straw man and has little to no relationship to > >what's actually been said. > > Steve ... actually the sentence below actually stated it was this and other > reading and time wasted... so not really about you or what had been said so > far on this thread. More additional to the thread and NOT an exaggeration at > all much less a grotesque one. > > > And not all of the harsh is from this thread and more from all the reading > > and time wasted reading about trail has made me harsh. > >2 lb worth of handlebar bag you probably wouldn't notice. Make it 5-6 > >lb, though and I'm confident you will; and 10 lb with the wrong geometry > >it'll have you swearing. > > Obviously our experiences have differed as the pictures I posted would also > indicate. It may be "wrong geometry" for you. But obviously it's not a bad > geometry for many. 10lbs on the front of my AHH is nothing ... 30lbs / 40lbs > on front of my Bombadil handles fine. For me.. maybe not for you.. if not > then don't buy it. Point being the "low trail" rhetoric / You apparently > tend to jump up and yell wrong geometry every time someone talks about a > front load. It' s just not that simple. Most people understand that. > > It's how I feel and I like my bikes.. you like or want low trail great.. I'm > happy for you... the only grotesque exaggeration present was your reaction to > my post .. and playing thread guard telling others what was said and what > makes sense and doesn't. > > Regards, > > Kelly -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
