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but surely, and i'm no mdc tester [sic] or anything, but surely if you stick a heavy weight over the handlebars it slows your steering down? whereas if it's on your back the weights out of the way.

or as mdc tester would say, Y + ty/b -65% x = not a good idea

a proper front rack is attached to the frame, not the fork/bars, so it doesn't affect the steering, like this:
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