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Date: 25 Oct 2007 13:42:32
From: Sir Thomas of Cannondale
Subject: Bags .. BAGS ... BaGs ... STorage ,, seat/handlebar/etc etc question
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I love bags. Seat bags, handlebar bags, ..
Right now I have a seat bag that is ok,, but I know there must be something
better.
I did look at the Rivendell site .. they sell a seat bag.. expensive.. but
is it any good?
LL and the Bean has a handlebar bag that looks sweet on their web site...
but is it a good one,
will it work with a drop down handlebar touring bike ..
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Soo... tell me you bag stories. What bags do you pack. How big.
Do this when you are not in the bag.
Thanks..
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Date: 26 Oct 2007 18:44:22
From:
Subject: Re: Bags .. BAGS ... BaGs ... STorage ,, seat/handlebar/etc etc question
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On Oct 26, 9:35 pm, Patrick Lamb <pdl678NOS...@comcast.net > wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:47:33 -0700, frkry...@gmail.com wrote:
> >On Oct 25, 9:42 am, "Sir Thomas of Cannondale" <tomc...@verizon.net>
> >wrote:
> >> Soo... tell me you bag stories. What bags do you pack. How big.
>
> >I've got a handlebar bag on almost every bike, plus seat bags on
> >several bikes.
>
> >My commuter's handlebar bag is homemade and huge, roughly 10" x 9" x
> >9" (but tapered). Probably about 700 cubic inches. The seat bag is
> >tiny, holding just my rain cape.
>
> >The other handlebar bags are by various manufacturers, none very
> >expensive, most bought on sale. The oldest is the worn-out canvas bag
> >on my touring bike, bought in about 1975. Seat bags on the tourer and
> >tandem are small and expandable, used mostly for tools and tubes.
>
> Pardon my curiosity, but do your handlebar bags interfere with lights
> in the winter? My bag is a summer phenomenon; it comes off about this
> time of year when it's more important to be able to put lights on, and
> my lights are too short to shine over the top of the bag.
>
No interference here, because I have my headlights mounted below the
bag on my commuter (actually, on the nose of a front rack). On my
touring bar, I have an aero bar above the handlebar bag* and the
headlight hangs off the front of that aero bar.
(* a clumsy combination, I admit.)
- Frank Krygowski
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Date: 26 Oct 2007 08:47:33
From:
Subject: Re: Bags .. BAGS ... BaGs ... STorage ,, seat/handlebar/etc etc question
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On Oct 25, 9:42 am, "Sir Thomas of Cannondale" <tomc...@verizon.net >
wrote:
>
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> Soo... tell me you bag stories. What bags do you pack. How big.
I've got a handlebar bag on almost every bike, plus seat bags on
several bikes.
My commuter's handlebar bag is homemade and huge, roughly 10" x 9" x
9" (but tapered). Probably about 700 cubic inches. The seat bag is
tiny, holding just my rain cape.
The other handlebar bags are by various manufacturers, none very
expensive, most bought on sale. The oldest is the worn-out canvas bag
on my touring bike, bought in about 1975. Seat bags on the tourer and
tandem are small and expandable, used mostly for tools and tubes.
The tandem also carries a big trunk rack. When we start riding in a
chill, then later remove jackets, etc, we need more room than just a
handlebar bag.
A couple years ago, I bought a Carradice - and interestingly, I got it
from the Citybikes store Gooserider mentioned, when I was passing
through Portland. It was useful on that trip, a cross-country car
trip with my Bike Friday. I kind of like its aesthetics (hey, I'm a
retrogrouch!) but I find the buckles finicky, and I'd like a better
mounting system.
For me, a handlebar bag is great. Snacks, jacket, camera and paper
towels (to wipe sweat) and Halt dog spray are all easily at hand while
riding. So's the monocular, in case I see a soaring hawk, or the tin
whistle, in case I need to make a melody - although I don't try to use
them while riding.
(Well, not usually, anyway.)
The Carradice is used mostly for added capacity if I don't have my
rear rack and panniers on a bike.
- Frank Krygowski
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Date: 27 Oct 2007 13:06:34
From: It's Chris
Subject: Re: Bags .. BAGS ... BaGs ... STorage ,, seat/handlebar/etc etc
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For general riding (tourer), the only "bag" I have is one I made out of
leather and deerhide to fit within the rear triangle underneath the seat
cluster, it holds my tools and spare tube.
For mountain biking, an underseat tool bag. for longer rides, a Camalbak
style hip bag
For commuting (Mtn bike), the afforementioned tool bag, a Nashbar
handebar bag.
For shopping (Mtn bike), the same handlebar bag and tool bag, and if I
need real capacity, my BikeBurro trailer. In which I've carried up to
two 50 pound bags of feed in. Or four weeks (for one person) of
groceries.
For touring/camping (tourer), the full ensamble: front and rear panniers
(Nashbar, I believe), the afforementioned leather tool bag, tent,
sleeping bag and pad on racks. If I'm taking my 35mm Nikon, a small
triangular camera bag that I've customized to fit on my bars like a
handlebar bag.
- -
Compliments of:
"Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"
If you want to E-mail me use:
ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net
My website:
http://geocities.com/czcorner
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Date: 26 Oct 2007 20:35:27
From: Patrick Lamb
Subject: Re: Bags .. BAGS ... BaGs ... STorage ,, seat/handlebar/etc etc question
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On Fri, 26 Oct 2007 08:47:33 -0700, frkrygow@gmail.com wrote:
>On Oct 25, 9:42 am, "Sir Thomas of Cannondale" <tomc...@verizon.net>
>wrote:
>> Soo... tell me you bag stories. What bags do you pack. How big.
>
>I've got a handlebar bag on almost every bike, plus seat bags on
>several bikes.
>
>My commuter's handlebar bag is homemade and huge, roughly 10" x 9" x
>9" (but tapered). Probably about 700 cubic inches. The seat bag is
>tiny, holding just my rain cape.
>
>The other handlebar bags are by various manufacturers, none very
>expensive, most bought on sale. The oldest is the worn-out canvas bag
>on my touring bike, bought in about 1975. Seat bags on the tourer and
>tandem are small and expandable, used mostly for tools and tubes.
Pardon my curiosity, but do your handlebar bags interfere with lights
in the winter? My bag is a summer phenomenon; it comes off about this
time of year when it's more important to be able to put lights on, and
my lights are too short to shine over the top of the bag.
Pat
Email address works as is.
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Date: 26 Oct 2007 08:33:46
From: Gooserider
Subject: Re: Bags .. BAGS ... BaGs ... STorage ,, seat/handlebar/etc etc question
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"Sir Thomas of Cannondale" <tomcatm@verizon.net > wrote in message
news:c31Ui.7486$BX2.884@trndny09...
>I love bags. Seat bags, handlebar bags, ..
>
> Right now I have a seat bag that is ok,, but I know there must be
> something better.
>
> I did look at the Rivendell site .. they sell a seat bag.. expensive.. but
> is it any good?
>
> LL and the Bean has a handlebar bag that looks sweet on their web site...
> but is it a good one,
> will it work with a drop down handlebar touring bike ..
>
>
> =====
>
> Soo... tell me you bag stories. What bags do you pack. How big.
>
> Do this when you are not in the bag.
>
>
> Thanks..
OK.
My Surly Pacer doesn't have rack bosses, so I use a Carradice Barley
saddlebag. It hangs from the bag loops on my saddle. It's cotton duck with
leather straps. One big main compartment, and a decent sized pocket on each
side. Carradice bags have an internal nylon drawstring pouch which is
supposed to provide some waterproofness. I still carry plastic bags for my
stuff. Pros? It's hand made by a single craftsperson in England, it's
extremely durable(as in it should outlast ME), looks great, and holds a
decent amount of stuff. Cons? Only that I bought one which is too small for
my needs.
My Gunnar Sport has rack bosses, so I have it set up with panniers. I chose
Carradice Kendal panniers, which are a design Carradice has produced for
decades. It's a simple black cotton duck pannier set with leather straps,
nylon internal surround, and a big pocket on the back of each pannier.
Again, there's nothing quite like a handmade piece of kit you know will last
forever.
Rivendell overprices their stuff, IMHO. Check out Carradice----and if you
want good service and usually the best price, contact Beth Hamon at
http://www.citybikes.coop . The problem with Carradice is their supply isn't
very reliable, so you may end up waiting to find what you want.
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