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pagheca
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After many attempts to buy a Thule Pack'n Pedal for my full suspension ebike, which failed because sellers would not ship here or did not have it in stock, I finally got one bought on Black Friday on Amazon.de.
At first glance mounting it well is not exactly trivial, with many bits and pieces to be carefully selected and assembled, but the question I have now is whether to mount it front or rear, at least to start with it.
The advantages I see of putting it on the front shock absorber would be:
1) the center of gravity would be shifted forward, which is useful in the frequent very steep uphill tracks available here
2) easier to mount on the front suspension absorbers
3) I could see what happens to the bags (or the eventual cat inside the carrier... )
4) less vibration on the pack, I guess
The disadvantages:
1) on steep descents (very frequent here as well) I will run a little more risk of somersaulting
2) the front wheel becomes less maneuverable on uneven terrain
3) According to the attached instructions, the payload becomes slightly less (10 kg vs. 11.3 kg)
What do you guys recommend? Count that the trails here are very bumpy. I don't intend to go on difficult trails, but still on dirt roads yes although very carefully.
Then if I see it goes well I'll buy another one for the trips I plan to take. I attached a picture taken from the internet showing how it works when mounted.
At first glance mounting it well is not exactly trivial, with many bits and pieces to be carefully selected and assembled, but the question I have now is whether to mount it front or rear, at least to start with it.
The advantages I see of putting it on the front shock absorber would be:
1) the center of gravity would be shifted forward, which is useful in the frequent very steep uphill tracks available here
2) easier to mount on the front suspension absorbers
3) I could see what happens to the bags (or the eventual cat inside the carrier... )
4) less vibration on the pack, I guess
The disadvantages:
1) on steep descents (very frequent here as well) I will run a little more risk of somersaulting
2) the front wheel becomes less maneuverable on uneven terrain
3) According to the attached instructions, the payload becomes slightly less (10 kg vs. 11.3 kg)
What do you guys recommend? Count that the trails here are very bumpy. I don't intend to go on difficult trails, but still on dirt roads yes although very carefully.
Then if I see it goes well I'll buy another one for the trips I plan to take. I attached a picture taken from the internet showing how it works when mounted.