Originally Posted by
will015
I've noticed that when riding my kogswell with roughly 40mm trail after being used to riding bikes with 60-70mm trail that I would swerve into lanes when doing shoulder checks. I think it's just the more responsive steering feel that a lower trail bike gives when riding unloaded. The bike tends to take less arm input and responds more to body input.
That's it exactly I noticed if I lean back it responds to my weight. The rack is fine but it could use bits on the rail to hold the strectchies (other than as diagonals... it is a smooth rail with four uprights.