Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,231
Likes: 6,489
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
A front rack hampers handing a lot less than you would think. I was a skeptic, but now I love it. I have a front rack on my commuter bike and no rear rack. When I pedal hard and pull up on the handlebars, it works better because I'm pulling the weight directly rather than twisting the whole bike frame.