Steel padded and be sure you are wearing a helmet. I assume you figured out a fairly level route to and from home?
Anne 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>
