Rob - I've got a Hilsen with the medium Wald and medium Shopsack that I used for commuting, shopping for about 8 months this past winter. Worked super great, but I got restless, and picked up some Acorn bags (rando front, and lg saddlebag). I like them, but for commuting, random donut/beer/wine gathering journeys, this combo was less versatile for me. I like the rando bag, but I will likely just use it on longer rides and touring. For day-to-day work, it's the basket (just put it back on this weekend). I also like the Riv bags in terms of usability/looks. I don't have any of their bigger saddle bags, but I would probably trade my Acorn at this point for a small or medium Sackville Saddlesack. One opinion...
Brian Seattle, WA On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Rob Harrison <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm wanting to try a couple S24Os this summer, and I'm heading toward a > basket-in-front and saddlebag-in-rear setup. I ordered a Medium Wald basket > from Rivendell. Smaller than I expected, but it fits perfectly on a Mark's > rack. My guess is that the Medium size is about optimum for a high trail > bike, as far as how much stuff I'd want to pack into it before negatively > affecting the steering, or running into that "how do I mount my light" > question. Is that so? > > I have a rear Tubus "Fly" in stainless steel as a rear rack at the moment > which I now use with usually a single Ortleib back roller for commuting, but > would like to replace that setup with a saddlebag like a Nelson Long Flap or > Sackville Large for camping trips, while using the basket to carry the > commuting load. Purely a style issue. :) That kind of setup just looks > "right" on the Rivs I've seen riding around town. > > Rob in Seattle > > > > -- > 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]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- 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.
