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Old 07-01-12 | 02:25 PM
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Big Lew
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From: Fraser Valley British Columbia Canada

Bikes: devinci monaco (upgraded)

A question for those that use a trailer....do you take extra precautions when running down extra long, steep and winding grades compared to when using only panniers? I've always toured with panniers over both front and back axles as well as extra gear strapped above them, but have always tried to balance the load as evenly as possible. I look forward to, and have the confidence to run down those grades as fast as free-wheeling and the curves will allow, sometimes even passing cars. I have never experienced any wobble or shimmy problems and I have extra large brake pads which allows me to come to a stop reasonably quickly even with my fully loaded rig. The only time I've had an issue was when using really cheap tires which melted and split from the hot rims and being too close to the pads.
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