Originally Posted by
Trakhak
Had you posted that your aluminum frame felt excessively rigid rather than excessively flexible, everyone would have solemnly agreed with you and urged you to buy a steel touring bike.
Experienced touring riders would tell you that the best solution would be to install a front rack and divide the load between the front and rear, regardless of whether the frame is aluminum, carbon, or steel..
Not me. 10,000 heavily loaded touring miles on a Cannondale that didn’t flex.