Thursday was NBD for me – got this Fuji Feather. Prior to this I had a cheapie Retrospec Harper. My question comes down to using the front rack seen in the pic. It's an origin 8 rush messenger front flat rack, and then the matching bag that goes with it.
First issue – the bag is pretty wide, so I have to smush it inwards to fit in between the drop bars.
Second – I barely had it loaded up for my first two rides with it; only had my NYC lock/flat repair kit/mini pump/waterbottle/snack and the handling has been squirrely as hell. It wasn't this way with the Harper; does this have something to do with the geometry? The guy who sold me the Feather said that it's a more aggressive track geometry that might take some getting used to, but is the rake in the front fork enough to use the rack and bag effectively?
by TheJPdude