Mine are quite sturdy of a plastic type of material with overhanging covers to guard against rain ,and leather type belt and buckle closures. However, I would suggest that the laptop be put into a sleeve type affair. I use those protection type sleeves that my book orders are often wrapped in. They are huge thickish and softish sleeves easily fitting a laptop in. I should have a bunch of those, too, since I save everything, another leftover from the war when we had nothing , even had to wash clothes with wood ashes. I desperately have to downsize! Marta
On Jan 27, 2006, at 10:04, Rex Baldazo wrote: > I think those dual pocket contraptions are called panniers, or I've > also heard them called "saddle bags". Most of the ones I've seen are > just fabric, they aren't generally padded to protect the contents. If > you're gonna put a laptop in there you should probably first put the > laptop in some kind of padded sleeve. > > --- Rex. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > [mailto:owner-macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu] On Behalf Of Marta > Edie > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:14 PM > To: macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Subject: Re: MacGroup: things to carry laptops in > > Bill, I have, from my former bicycle days, a contraption that fits > over the back wheel of the bike, pockets on both sides, pretty good > space depthwise, but i don't know how long your laptop is. I haven't > looked at bikes in many a year, but mine has behind the seat a piece > of metal over which this contraption hangs, like saddle bags. You are > welcome to it, in fact, I have two. I also have back packs, all sorts, > sizes , shapes and colors just lying around waiting for someone who > could use them as well as other carrying cases, from attach?s to > shoulder bags. > My hiking times are over. > I plan to be at that Anf?nger meeting of the group, and I could bring > those bicycle contraptions and some. > > And Jerry, Freeman ,that is, why do you test my brain so much!? - It > took me several precious minutes to figure out the peanut butter and > jelly sandwich. I guess, when I was small, we took liverwurst Brote to > school. The first peanut butter I came in contact with was through a > Care package from a friend in America after WWII. And we just licked > this precious paste teaspoon by teaspoon trying to make it last and > last! > Marta > > On Jan 26, 2006, at 21:07, Jerry Freeman wrote: > >> Put your laptop bag inside your backpack? Below your P&J sammich...jf >> >> On Jan 26, 2006, at 8:59 PM, Bill Rising wrote: >> >>> Hey folks, >>> >>> Does anyone have a recommendation for something which would be good >>> for carrying a laptop around via bicycle? I'm thinking of biking to >>> work once it starts getting lighter in the morning, and the laptop >>> bag I have isn't really made for using on a bike. >>> >>> Bill >> > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will be January > 24 > | at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
