There's a French tradition of heavy weight in front.




and in fact carrying all the weight up front


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As a French thing this is promoted by Mr. Jan Heine of Bicycle Quarterly (see his The All-Road Bicycle Revolution). The stiff front rack recommended for this will negate springiness (if any) in the front fork.

I tried 'everything up front' on one short tour. The handling was fine but my bike rode like a jackhammer. YMMV.