I second Doug's suggestion. I use a big Wald on a Nitto mini front for commuting and grocery-shopping, and have had over 30lbs in there on a Sam Hillborne. Not ideal, but it works. A Bombadil-riding buddy of mine had a pass and stow and sold it. I think front racks that attach at the drop outs tend to stiffen the fork too much. I'd go with the basket, or maybe a Platrack if you can find one. The great thing about the basket plus bungie net is that you can throw pretty much anything in there, from loose groceries to a messenger bag when you get too hot. The only thing it doesn't work for well is yoga mats, which are too long. :)
Gernot On Feb 16, 5:38 am, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > John: > > Congrats on getting an Atlantis for a milestone b'day. Mine is coming > up on 9 years old now & it's still my go-to bike for everything. > > On your commute, are you carrying weight on the back and not much up > front? On an 18% grade, that would be twitchy. I'm not familiar with > the specific rack'n'bag combination you mention for the front but I > can attest that my Atlantis (58 cm w/40mm tires) handles better with > weight up front rather than at the rear, especially on steep grades > where speeds are low. > > An easy, economical experiment would be to zip tie a basket to your > mini-rack and carry your commute gear there in a stuff sack or similar > cheap bag, just to see how you liked the handling. > > dougP > > On Feb 15, 1:18 pm, johnb <jbust...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Last year I got a new Atlantis for my 50th birthday. Originally, I > > outfitted it with a mini front rack with a small trunk sack and a Tubus > > Cargo on the back end. I bike commute to work 2-3 days/week. My ride to and > > from work involves 1 or 2 — depending on the route — 18% grades (one way > > with a cemetery conveniently located at the top of the steepest part). > > Having no weight on the front leaves the front a bit jumpy. My thinking is > > that if I put my clothes etc in the front, it will be less jumpy. > > > I have some serious lust in my heart for a Pass and Stow rack for both its > > touring capabilities (in theory at least) and its hauling capabilities. > > Anyone with P&S/Swift Industries/Freight Baggage bag combination experience > > I would be *really *interested in your thoughts. That said, any > > experiences good or bad with either the Pass and Stow or other bigger front > > rack/bag combinations would be greatly appreciated! -- 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.
