That seems like something to play around with. However, I tend to carry my heaviest gear (mostly camping supplies) in a 55 L dry bag. It seems most people do something similar. That would be pretty hard to put up front. I went for a test ride with a full load on my rear rack and nothing up front and experienced some scary tail wag. When I went on a three day tour last month I put the dry bag in back, my largest and heaviest panniers up front, and my small/light ones in back. It looked funny, but the handling was greatly improved.