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Old 08-21-16 | 07:43 PM
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I don't know what formulas, if any, can predict how well a bike handles a front load. You may just have to try it. I used to believe that front loads are always a compromise, but I had a bike long ago that I swear would handle better with a front load than without one. It was a 1975 Motobecane Mirage (low end).
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