This is all excellent feedback, thanks for taking the time to pass it along. Christopher, your setup is almost exactly what I'm considering (right down to the Swift panniers) so it's especially nice to see your photos. The basket is super handy and I'll probably keep it no matter what, but by itself with a load makes me unhappy.
Thanks, Shawn M. Seattle, WA (Fremont) On Monday, August 12, 2013 6:04:14 PM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote: > > Then again...one could just strap wood to a front rack or a six pack > depending on your sense of priorities. > > ~Hugh > > On Monday, August 12, 2013 3:49:07 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote: >> >> I have to say, I love the basket so much, that if I were to go next time, >> I'd just keep it empty--it's so damn handy in case you find something >> "along the way" you'd want to carry for a short distance--firewood, for >> example. :) >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 3:39 PM, hsmitham <hughs...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Shawn, >>> >>> I think the information stated by Andy, Doug & Christopher is dead >>> on...I'll add I did a 260 mile tour with about sixty pounds and ran >>> panniers in the back & low-riders up front with a basket. What I found was >>> that the handling suffered with the basket load (even 5 lbs) especially on >>> low speed hill climbs. I suffered in my arms & shoulder blades with the >>> constant micro-adjustments I had to make, which sounds like what >>> Christopher experienced. >>> >>> On a recent mini-tour I left the basket behind and kept the panniers on >>> front & back and reduced the load to about 32 lbs total gear plus pannier >>> weight and my Hilsen handled really well. My caveat though is you have a >>> Hungapillar which is stouter than a Hilsen so your max load could be higher >>> and handle really well. Also Doug has a mid-trail (not trying to make this >>> another mid/low trail discussion) fork and his front end handling may be >>> slightly different than your's. I plan on increasing the load in the future >>> to see the difference. >>> >>> I'll be interested what you do with feedback. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> ~Hugh >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah >> > -- 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/groups/opt_out.
