![]() My hypothesis is that it's only the position that matters. I know that much from experience.īut if you were to position the same load on a front rack but partially supported by a decaleur, will it behave identically to the same load supported completely by the rack? Or does the fact that part of the load is supported by the decaleur raise the effective center of gravity, even though the bag itself is in the same position as the entirely-rack-supported bag? Does that question even make sense? ![]() If you mount that same bag and 6-pound load on a platform front rack right over the wheel, it's going to have a much smaller effect. Two questions (I think I know the answer to the first one, but I think I know the answers to a lot of things that I turn out not to):įirst, when it comes to the effect of a load on a bike's handling, does it matter where the load is attached, or just the position of the load itself? In other words, a 6-lb load in one of those 1970s handlebar bags that mounts up high, on a metal-rod frame that fits over the stem and handlebars, is going to have a pretty pronounced effect on handling. There's no arguing with their general French coolness (Randonneur! Constructeur! Decaleur! Look at all those -eur words!), but I'm kind of confused as to how they actually work. That has inevitably led me to consider one of those tall handlebar bags that are supported by a small rack below and a decaleur above. ![]() As a C&V bike tourist, I'm always on the lookout for ever-more stylish, expensive, and complicated methods of mounting bags on my bikes. ![]()
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