More about the Carradice SQR system: I works well to hold regular (and not just the purpose-designed Super C Slim) transverse saddlebags higher than the rear of the saddle (tho' your have to be aware that you'll need to lift your leg higher when you swing it over the saddle, in case that is a problem). I'd guess you get up to 3" of additional lift over the tire compared to strapping it to Brooks slots -- note of course that the bag-holding device is far more vertical than that built in to the Super C Slim. I've used it with the Camper and the Nelson and the Junior to hold the top of the bag above the rear of the saddle. However, I'm not sure if it works well with the flatter, more horizontal Rivendell design. Perhaps others can address this?
On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 5:07 PM Max Diener <max.c.die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for all of the replies here; this is a very helpful community. > > I tend to agree the Nitto rack could make a great solution--I just don't > know that I'm trying to spend that kind of money right now! > > Now I find myself in a pickle because I could have sworn that I measured > 13" between top of tire and saddle loops when I was last with my bike, but > I'm currently on an somewhat extended vacation to in laws and can't confirm > because the bike in question is not with me. Something about the 13" number > was nagging at me, so I started to do some napkin math: > > I am (about to) run Rat Trap Pass tires, which I read have an outer > diameter when inflated of 67.5cm, so let's round that up to 68cm, and the > frame has virtually zero BB drop. If I take half of that value, 34cm, as > the starting height for my crank center and use RBW's Saddle Height of 78cm > (with their formula based on my PBH of 89cm--which I think is close to how > my bike is set up), I land at the saddle being roughly 112cm over the > ground. This would give me a gap between seat loops (112cm) and tire (68cm) > of 44cm, or 17in...much more substantial than I originally was remembering. > > Anyone care to poke a hole in that math? I feel like a crazy person > writing that all out. > > -- > 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/37dd90e7-bf68-4534-b145-9492dd488534o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/37dd90e7-bf68-4534-b145-9492dd488534o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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/CALuTfgstpGThS71PMOra7GpmdUB58b9hggDjpX78T1vHFQSZTA%40mail.gmail.com.
