Well done! Looks great. Riv must have had similar thoughts because they got their bags back in stock and looky here: http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/baba1-gr.htm
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 2, 2016, at 2:29 PM, Jeff Lesperance <jeff.lespera...@gmail.com> wrote: > > My order from bikebagshop with Ortlieb bits arrived today and I got to work > on the hub area bag mount conversion. > > Parts: > * Qty 2: Ortlieb QL1 short rail > (https://www.bikebagshop.com/e170-ql1-short-rail-p-1080.html) > * Qty 2: Orlieb QL1 top hooks with handle > (https://www.bikebagshop.com/e162-ql1-top-hooks-with-handle-p-1077.html) > - all fasteners needed came with the parts > > Tools: > * Awl (for hole pokin') > * 12mm wrench (for nut tightening) > * 3mm hex wrench (for hook to rail attachment) > * t15 torx driver (for fastening rail bolt - could use small flathead > screwdriver as a substitute) > > Installation: > > Eyeball the location of the top rail - I attached the hooks to see where and > how it could clip to the top rail and still allow the bottom pocket to be > used. By eye I found that a good spot vertically for the rail/hooks so that > the bottom of the rack can slide into the bottom pocket of the bag and > there's just enough room to locate the Ortlieb hooks over the top rail and > drop them on and they clip on. This location happens to position the rail > over the grommets that came with the bags. > > Use an awl to poke through the outer bag, inner stiffener and inner liner. If > there was a tricky part, this was it - I just focused on holding the rail in > place with my thumb and then just poked two holes, then drove the bolts > through and attached the inner cap nut finger tight. With the rail stabilized > with two bolts installed I poked the other two holes and then snugged all of > the cap nuts with the 12mm wrench. > > Install might have been a bit less fiddly if I clamped the rail on somehow > and mabye used a drill to drill through the bag, but it wasn't really a > struggle with the awl. For both bags this was a 15 - 20 minute jobs, with > most of that time spent eyeballing the fit and location. > > ...now I just need my Rosco v2 to arrive so I can put this rack and bags back > to work. > > In-process pic included below and a few more in this album: > https://goo.gl/photos/aMs4r3v7iPtFDyB28 > > > <IMG_0681.JPG> > > -Jeff > Silver Spring, MD > >> On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 12:29 AM, Ray Varella <rayvarella...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> Try this Leah >> Www.ortliebusa.com >> Under products click on bicycle bag replacement parts. >> You might want to contact customer service so they can sell you the whole >> mounting package. If you look on the beck side of one of their panniers you >> will see how the hardware functions. >> I've used the Ql1 and QL 2 systems, the QL 2 is a bit easier to fit on a >> wide variety of racks but they both work very well. >> I have no experience with their QL 3 system. >> >> Ray >> Vallejo CA >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/SjE6TFKqlOk/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
