On Sun, Apr 4, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Earl Grey <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, > > to all of you running a handlebar bag on a front rack. Do you use a > decaleur? I am trying to decide between an Acorn on a Nitto Mini, and > the new Barsack on it's special support., I would at least sometimes > carry a medium DSLR in the bag (using a padded insert). Do you think > this could work without a decaleur? I'd be happy to use the brake > lever loops to help secure a heavier load. Btw, I have carried the > DSLR (Nikon D300 with two lenses) in an Ortlieb handlebar bag without > problems. > > Thanks much, > > I have a 11X5X6 Madden bag on one drop barred bike with no support (except internal); a slightly smaller Kirkland on a wire stem-mount frame; and an Ostrich, considerably bigger than either, on the Sam Hill using a Nashbar front rack and VO decaleur. For something as large and potentially heavy as the Ostrich I'd recommend a rack and, if a rack, a decaleur seems the most convenient way to keep it in place. For smaller loads, say up to 5 lb, I myself would accept an unsupported bar bag as long as it was attached close to the bars and not like the old Nitto Boxy which was unduly high and for'ard. I think Ryan Watson, sometime of this list, simply bolted an Ostrich to a front rack. I tried toe straps, briefly, but they were unsatisfactory: the bag moved about too much. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
