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Tijs, how do you find the handling when the front is loaded? I've never tried panniers on the front but this bike feels like it has a lot of trail, so just wondering whether it's sluggish and heavy?
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how do you find the handling when the front is loaded?
Mind, I have never ridden another (front) loaded bike, so I don't have any reference point or comparison I can make.
With that being said, I personally think it's fine, but I would probably define it as sluggish and heavy, yeah. For me it has never been a problem, have also descended with 50kph+ on MTB tyres without any trouble.
Bike is looking good! Are you thinking of mudguards?
Tijs
Meant to reply to @jr, soz.
My 2.15" slicks currently have around 3mm of clearance on each side I'd say? Hard to tell.
2.2" is only 1.27mm extra, so can't imagine slicks in this size will be a problem (depending on how much room you want to leave). Your 2.2" knobby tyres do look beefy and cool though. I also thought it was a shame I had to retire (heh) mine.
Like this:
Though this has caused problems when the brake pads wore down, as you will need to pull the cable further to brake, resulting in the top of the straddle cable hitting the underside of the rack mount (preventing you from moving the brake pads further, i.e. braking properly).
I don't really have a solution for this currently. Best idea is probably to make a 'custom' rack mount, which goes under the straddle cable. After all, it's just a bent piece of steel with some holes.