My blue Ram handled moderate (up to !~30 lb) rear loads on a Tubus Fly
pretty well, fwiw.
On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 3:09 PM Wyatt wrote:
> Rode the Natchez Trace not too long ago on my Rambo. ~450 miles, all
> paved, hammock camping. Loaded with Carradice Long Flap on the saddle and
> BXB Teardrop
I would say the Ram is in between the Homer and Roadeo. It doesn’t have
braze-ons for racks which is one of my negatives for touring, although you
can use the fender mount for racks. I weigh 150 and my Homer felt good and
even springy (Is that what planing is?) when I had about 25-30 lbs on the
rea
I've done long randoneurring rides on my 650b converted Ram. It was
definitely one of my favorite bikes ever, and was only replaced because I
got an even nicer custom Riv. It had a front Mark's rack with P-clamps and
a rear saddlebag. Never any handling issues. I've used larger saddlebags
than
I should add that I choose my load carriers as much for their unladen
handling as their loaded handling. The Ram handled well unladen, of course.
On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 2:59 PM Patrick Moore wrote:
> I did no touring with my blue model, but I did carry many sizeable rear
> loads (Tubus Fly rack
I did no touring with my blue model, but I did carry many sizeable rear
loads (Tubus Fly rack in case it makes a difference) and the Ram performed
well with rear loads up to about 35 lb. More than that and the handling
started to get a bit "wandery" but it did as well as the 2003 custom, which
prob
