tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post3854252277982870168..comments2024-01-19T00:51:29.523-08:00Comments on Cycling Spokane: Front Loads Rule - I Love This BikeJohn Spearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-46226610718731981072008-05-16T07:49:00.000-07:002008-05-16T07:49:00.000-07:00Great quote! "I can't believe how lucky I am to ge...Great quote! "I can't believe how lucky I am to get my mitts on these racks." <BR/><BR/>I've said that before myself.Jacque Hendrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12047347130309840944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-45133819102729801982008-05-08T11:05:00.000-07:002008-05-08T11:05:00.000-07:00Jim: it's 700c. I have an 83 Trek 520 that is conv...Jim: it's 700c. I have an <A HREF="http://www.johndogfood.com/john/trek.html" REL="nofollow">83 Trek 520</A> that is converted to 650b.<BR/><BR/>It's the typcial bike nerd problem: building the same bike over and over again with minor variations.John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-41982981113116902192008-05-08T11:02:00.000-07:002008-05-08T11:02:00.000-07:00John, I forget -- did you convert your RB-T to 650...John, I forget -- did you convert your RB-T to 650B, or is it still 700C? Alex's RB-T is still 700C, right?jim ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02161517903295268167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-64098624357944717822008-05-08T09:17:00.000-07:002008-05-08T09:17:00.000-07:00Bradley: I'm not gong to make Tour of Pain -- I'm ...Bradley: I'm not gong to make Tour of Pain -- I'm riding to the west side that weekend. I would've road the RB-1 on the tour of Pain. I'll be riding this bike (blue RB-T) for the ride across the state though.<BR/><BR/>Apertome: it's likely that handling would be weird on your bike with a front load -- as just about all production bikes sold in the US for the last couple decades are high-trail bikes, which make for really floppy handling with a front load. I wrote a bit more about trail here: http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/2006/12/making-perfect-bike.html<BR/><BR/>To handle nicely with a load in the front, the bike must be designed for it. I think we'll see a <A HREF="http://cyclingspokane.blogspot.com/2008/02/porteur-for-masses.html" REL="nofollow">production bike by a big maker with low-trail</A> in the next couple years.John Spearehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187638368645707099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-4928767420764321082008-05-08T06:20:00.000-07:002008-05-08T06:20:00.000-07:00Cool bike! It seems to me the handling would be we...Cool bike! It seems to me the handling would be weird with a load in front, or at least I think it would be on the bikes I have. Never tried it, though ...Apertomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148516503920019073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-26038499146027147222008-05-07T20:26:00.000-07:002008-05-07T20:26:00.000-07:00This would be the Tour of Pain bike? Still pining ...This would be the Tour of Pain bike? Still pining to do that?bleckbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222872724006904969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501437224497800843.post-69256365757068160022008-05-07T18:08:00.000-07:002008-05-07T18:08:00.000-07:00Hey, you, uh, gonna drink all that beer by yoursel...Hey, you, uh, gonna drink all that beer by yourself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com