Hey Roberta, As you wrote "It's a trade off between utility and weight, I know." you've clearly got a good handle on this thing. Years ago (when they stocked toe clips) I went by RBW to pick between regular and long soma dual gate toe clips. As I was eyeing the two alternatives the guy commented that they were "not light". I opined that if I was gonna worry about weight I'd start by trying not to stuff so much into my country bag (this was back in the baggins bags days). That drew a large grin and talk morphed into what a great bag that was (and still is for that matter).
BTW the banana bag is really nice. I've got one on the front of my least "go fast" ish drop bar bike, and I'm really liking that set up. I'm confident you'll have a fine time finding the perfect weight/utility balance for you. It's always a personal optimum. Don't let anyone else tell you you are wrong. Next up, the search for just the perfect gearing/drive train (yet another rabbit hole). On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 3:28:43 PM UTC-7, Roberta wrote: > > On Sunday, April 12, 2020 at 12:42:07 PM UTC-4, ted wrote: > > For true weight weeniedom you need to get out a kitchen scale and weigh > the bag and saddles. I suspect leaving off the bag saves more weight than > swapping to a no spring saddle. > > Hi, Ted. > > According to website, he saddle saves 3/4 pound and the bag saves 1 1/4 > pound. What's *inside* the bag probably saved another 2 pounds. 😯 My big > bags are like junk drawers, having things in there , well, just because... > and there's room... The real reason I got a bigger bag was to put > everything in one bag, including topeak road morph G pump, which is quite > long. I'll put that on my two fish pump holder or lash it to the rack > > I got the bigger bag also in case I wanted to go on a long ride and wanted > to pack a lunch (a few times), bring a blanket (never), have room to place > my shredded layers (often) when the sun came out. Reality is that I can > lash all that to my rack, being careful not to squish my sandwich. I'll be > ok with a smaller bag which won't be like a junk drawer, and you'll see at > least one carradice bag FS or trade shortly. I'm thinking about getting a > banana sack. > > It's a trade off between utility and weight, I know. I love the way my > Joe A. rides and Leah loves her Clem L. We're both looking for a practical > medium. It all started with getting better tires for a better ride. Then, > dynamo with new wheels. And then it morphed! > > I have been loving these threads and everyone's posts. I have learned so > much! Thank you. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3f35e609-8694-4009-8d4e-8050c5bbfc4b%40googlegroups.com.
