Well, for me, a "loaded" handlebar bag would be a windbreaker, a snack, my wallet (which, these days, is certainly not heavy), and my cell phone. With that said, I've not run a handlebar bag before, so I don't know what even a couple of extra pounds up front is going to do. On my "fast" bike, a 700c rando, I don't have braze-ons for a rack. so the Rackaleur might be the best thing to try. However, on my "slow" bike, a 650b path bomber/shopping bike, I did fork blade barrel braze-ons for a VO/Nitto style rack. I guess I'll start with the Rackaleur and wee how it works with both bikes, and if I don't like it, I'll install the rack on the 650b and use that for rides where the bag is warranted.
Thanks, Pete On Mar 24, 11:02 am, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mar 24, 8:58 am, pruckelshaus <pruckelsh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >However, I've done some more looking around and found this .. . which looks > >like it might work. > > it really depends on how picky you are. that run-over-gingerbread man > thing might work, but putting a loaded bag on your handlebars can > seriously affect handling. the idea is to keep the bag low and > stable. i think the mark's rack, coupled with either the Acorn straps > or a decaleur would be a better option. > > The VO stem mount decaleur with a small rack works well - and that > decaleur can be cut/bent to semi-custom fit your set-up (see below > picture), so that helps. The second picture-link below shows > difference in bag size i noted above - you can see the berthoud bag on > Weigle's bike is smaller than the full size berthoud on my bike. > Again, it's kind of a personal thing - I don't like a lot (i.e., any) > bag sway with a loaded front bag. some folks are more tolerant. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/22267176@N02/5269320951/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/22267176@N02/4917979762/in/set-721576226... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
