Neat, I am a swede too. Filename and Haglöfs tipped me off.
It's Sportson that charges 2000 for a 2 hour bikefit, maybe I could get it cheaper in the city proper. That's only 217 bucks now apparently, I am locked in the mindset that the dollar is ~7 SEK.
My cousin has a Ridley Xbow 10 Disc and I have that Rose Pro DX Cross. We both have Avid BB7 brakes. My forks are aluminium, his might be carbon.
>>910847It's just a fact that there's more to swing around when you frontload. Laws of physics and shit. Steering will never be as snappy with 10+ kilos up front no matter how low down, in line with the steering axis or close to the fork etc your panniers are. I have a Tubus lowrider which allows for like 12cm clearance under my small Ortlieb frontpanniers. I've tried the same setup as the other guy but with 16 kg and hated it.
If front-heavy is your preference that's fine. Yeah it feels more stable when up to speed on a straight road but smaller turns just suck. Obviously it's still doable loading heavy either front or back. Either way I wouldn't want more than 15kg in either place without a counterbalance. Heavy only in the rear is shitty too but for other reasons. Personally I prefer to split the load but not exceed 10 kg up front (see the white Rose I posted earlier). Having tried all alternatives, I love my setup. It's stable and responsive at low and high speeds, balanced to stand with when stationary and I could barely lift a wheel powering up hills nor braking down them even if I tried.
