[RBW] Climbing technique tips?
It sure does, Patrick. I love knowing that there’s so much wisdom, experience, and good will to go around here. Thanks for chiming in y’all. I’ll put your tips to good use and look forward to experimenting with weight distribution on my next big trip. Cheers, Isaac PDX -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Climbing technique tips?
These may have been mentioned and I missed them, but this group writes a lot in four days! Grin. 1. Balanced loads between left and right side matter greatly. 2. Experiment with lighter loads and front/rear balance. Ride for five minutes. Swap things around. Ride for five minutes. You’ll learn a lot. 3. Ride with a lighter load, and slowly increase, using the five minute ride test. Handling will start to get squirly at a certain point. That becomes your base weight, and as you learn and hone and tweek your loading and riding skills, it may increase. With abandon, Patrick -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Climbing technique tips?
You might want to try staying out of your lowest (easiest) gears. I find at very low speeds a loaded bike can be difficult to keep straight. Chris -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Climbing technique tips?
Isaac, I ride bikepacking with all my gear weight except water in the rear and love it, including on single track. Handlebars matter. I had trouble with instability with Albatross, none with New Moustach (Albastache). I experimented with various weight in the front and found I prefer none. Hunqapillar rides brilliantly. With abandon, Patrick -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Climbing technique tips?
On 06/09/2018 12:59 PM, Birdman wrote: I’ve been doing a lot of long rides and sub24Os on the 65cm Atlantis that I built up over the winter and I’m loving it. It’s the most comfortable touring bike I’ve ridden and it handles a load so well. It’s super stable at speed and on descents. Where I’m having trouble—and could use some advice—is on slow climbs. All the stability is gone. Instead, it’s very hard for me to keep a good line, which can be pretty scary on busy roads with no shoulders. I find myself weaving all over the place. Part of it may be the nature of a high trail bike (67cm with 48mm Shikoro tires). I also have a big front rack w/basket and do tend to carry some weight up front, though more goes in the rear on tour. But I’m also sure that better climbing technique could help, as I’m relatively new to loaded touring. I’ve already found that relaxing my upper body and picking a spot up the hill to aim for has helped. Any thoughts, tips, advice? I had the same issues on slow climbs with my Rambouillet and my Saluki. It's high trail / high wheel flop at work. Going slow up steep hills in a 20" gear felt a lot like balancing on a knife blade with the bike wanting to dart off to one side or the other on a whim. I lost it once with each of them, the bike darting across the road at a right angle. I replaced each of those bikes with a low trail, more flexible alternative. Neither of those bikes shows the slightest inclination to dart off to the side on slow climbs, and there's no sawing back and forth with the handlebars to keep the bike in line. I just sit and ride, and the bike minds its manners and climbs nice and straight. -- Steve Palincsar Alexandria, Virginia USA -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Climbing technique tips?
Thanks all, super useful. Joe, that was my take away from my last sub24O. On tour or when otherwise loaded, the basket will be for a wind breaker, snack, etc., basically a couple of light items I want within reach. I have a large Saddlesack and panniers for the front rack for the rest of the gear. Basket is loaded around town. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Climbing technique tips?
You'll get better with the tips you've been given, but there's no getting around that you're high- front-loading a bike not really designed for that. More load on the rear - as you say you're doing - plus panniers up front should help. Piling a bunch of stuff into that basket is - in my opinion - better for flattish commuter-type riding than grinding up hills with narrow shoulders and cars whizzing by. -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
