The sugarloaf is very nicely made, I like mine a lot, but, it might be tight with a laptop. The bag that Riv sold, I forget the name, I have one of those and love it for the simpleness…ya just dump stuff in and zip it up. If I had a need for a 3rd, the Fifth Season would be my choice
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 8:16:09 PM UTC-4 Dorothy C wrote: > Fifth Season bags based in Vermont have a handlebar bag. I don’t have this > model, but I do own their Switchel sack that makes a nice basket bag. > > > https://analogcycles.com/products/fifth-season-canvas-bulldog-front-handlebar-bag-bright-blue-black-wool > > > On Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 9:33:13 AM UTC-7 [email protected] > wrote: > >> I have a black medium Acorn randouner handlebar bag that's barely been >> used just a little dusty . I would consider a selling it. >> >> Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on >> behalf of Minh <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, August 27, 2025 10:50:13 AM >> *To:* RBW Owners Bunch <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* [RBW] Re: Front bag suggestions and why you’re making them. >> >> I have a sugarloaf (and actually need to list it for sale), I think it >> would be a pretty big downgrade in terms of capacity and flexibility >> compared to the WW bag. its definitely tidier and more organized, but if >> you want to expand capacity beyond, you have to stack another bag on top. >> >> for example when I use it in a basket for bikepacking I will add another >> bag on top or my sleeping bag and pull a net over the whole thing. ends up >> being a bit of a tower, it works but not ideal. >> >> that said I do like the Sugarloaf for day to day--still not sure if it >> will work for your laptop. but if you decide on sugarloaf and don't mind >> secondhand in black, send me a message privately to discuss. >> >> On Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 8:01:34 AM UTC-4 Andy Beichler wrote: >> >> I plan to either make or buy a large randonneur bag for one or more of my >> bikes. In the meantime, I have a Carradice Camper Longflap like the one >> Nick post above hanging from my handlebar and supported underneath by a >> Mark's Rack. I did that just to see if I liked how it handled with a front >> load. They can handle a lot of stuff and if I didn't also want the look of >> a traditional randonneur bag, I would just keep this one on there. For the >> record, I have 46cm Noodles on my bike. I would not want the Camper >> Longflap with narrower drops, but it might not bother other people. And, >> Carradice makes narrower bags if you wanted to try that approach with >> narrower bars. >> >> Most of the traditional style randonneur bags would not hold my work >> laptop, lunch and anything else I might be carrying. Even my smallish >> laptop is wider than most of them. However, Waxwing bags makes a Porteur >> and a Demi-Porteur bag that are bigger than most other offerings I have >> found and they still look like traditional front bags. If I decide to buy >> one instead of making my own, I will buy one of those. Good luck in your >> search. >> >> On Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 4:11:06 AM UTC-4 Nick Payne wrote: >> >> I commuted for many years before retirement using a Carradice Camper >> Longflap saddlebag to carry what I needed - laptop, lunch, work clothes to >> change into, etc. I also used the same bag and bike to carry all my luggage >> for short tours of up to three or four days. >> >> Here it is being used in the Victorian Alps. >> [image: IMG_0102.JPG] >> >> Nick Payne >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c3219dfc-d2fc-4860-be3d-143852fc6654n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c3219dfc-d2fc-4860-be3d-143852fc6654n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/16e5b977-faf2-4d12-a890-784e9153cb25n%40googlegroups.com.
