Originally Posted by
ColonelSanders
Okay, an unladen Disk Trucker would probably not give you a ride quality you were happy with.
If you were twice that weight, the Disk Trucker would probably be ideal.
I am 5'10" and 165 pounds, and I ride the LHT, and used it to commute daily, and absolutely love it, laden, or unladen. Quite frankly, with a rack, and panniers on the bike, it isn't exactly svelte when commuting anyway. When I do remove the panniers, which is rarely, I love the ride, it just feels so light to me, I don't give anything else a thought.
I am running 1.5 inch Schwalbe Marathons, and keep the pressure lower when the bike isn't loaded, and it rides just fine. Want an even nicer ride? Put bigger tires on it. Frankly, I have always thought the supposed bad ride when unladen has been seriously overblown, usually perpetuated by people who insist they get lower rolling resistance with higher pressures, and as a result, run their tires pumped as high as they allow.