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Old 06-22-11 | 01:20 PM
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Leisesturm
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Originally Posted by SlowCrank
I've got a Soma Mini Alloy Front Rack - http://store.somafab.com/somialfrra.html - on my single speed commuter. It can hold small panniers but steering gets twitchy if I load them up. That said it's great for just stacking some small stuff on top and using some netting to hold it down.
Hmmmmm. I'm sorry to hear that... I had the idea that with weight up front, the steering might actually calm down. I have a small wheel folding bike that I was thinking of making into a pedelec. Currently it is twitchy beyond belief. Constant attention is needed to ride it well at normal road speeds. I thought that if I used front panniers to house the battery packs, the extra weight up front would add stability. My theoretical test pilot is rarely wrong about these things. Would it be possible (without offending you, of course) to inquire further on your findings of 'twitchiness'?

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