Jim Thanks that looks great... i was going to us it on my 67cm AHH. I would easily fit a 69cm so there is a bit more seat post and stem than usual so saddle bags and such don't reach well.
Sweet lugged stem.. yet another item on my wish list. That continues to grow. Kelly Jim Cloud wrote: > Kelly, > > I'm not sure what bike you're planning to ride with a Rando bag (you > obviously have several bikes!). If you haven't already gotten a > Mark's Rack and the bike will accommodate a front rack with cantilever > mounts, you might consider the front rack that VO makes with an > integrated decaleur. Here's a link to their website: > http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/racks-decaleurs/racks/pass-hunter-front-rack-with-integrated-decaleur.html > This rack is also made in another version that mounts to bosses on the > fork, instead of cantilever mounts. > > That rack will accommodate a medium-size handlebar bag, like the Acorn > Boxy Rando Bag (which is 20 cm in height). It would probably fit one > of the various Gilles Berthoud bags as well, probably the GB25, or > GB2586 deluxe (22 cm high). > > I have one of the VO "Traditional Stem Mount" decaleurs on my > Rivendell Road Standard (65 cm frame size), with a Gilles Berthoud > GB2886 (27 cm high). However I only have about 11 inches between the > bottom of the handlebar and the rack (which is a Mark's Rack), so I'm > not sure you'd want to use that decaleur. At any rate, here's a photo > from my Flickr Photostream that shows the Traditional decaleur on my > Riv: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/37964304@N05/3634095108/in/set-72157619758078965/ > > Jim Cloud > Tucson, AZ > > On Mar 25, 7:09 pm, Kelly Sleeper <tkslee...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I keep looking and thinking that during the summer when I'm not out to carry > > as much that a rando bag on a marks rack might be the ticket. > > > > Trouble is I don't think they make rando bags tall enough to reach the > > Decaleur. I'm measuring about 15 inches from top of rack to bottom of > > handlebars. > > > > So what have you done? > > > > Kelly -- 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.
