Andy, Pammie, and Eric: Those are some awesome creations! Great job!
On Tuesday, December 4, 2012 11:53:08 AM UTC-8, EGNolan wrote: > > Andy- > > Your bike, which I found on Google somehow, was the reason I did this > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericgnolan/8064314062/in/photostream ; much > more crude. If I had any sewing abilities I'd make a seat similar to yours, > but I found an old saddle works well. > > -Eric > > > On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 2:57:06 AM UTC-5, Andy Smitty Schmidt > wrote: > >> The little basket-mounted pouches are a cool idea. I've been thinking of >> making the same sort of thing but a little larger for the box on my >> Bakfiets. It's funny... the Bakfiets has got a cargo box big enough for an >> adult or 4 small children to ride in but I'm often at a loss for a good >> place to put small items like a camera or sunglasses. >> >> As far as stuff that's actually gone beyond an idea... >> >> The kid seat <http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/6812051114/> comes >> and goes but the leather mud flap is always on my Homer. The wife has an >> almost matching kid seat and mud >> flap<http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/7819921346/>on her Betty Foy >> >> I replaced the snaps on my Slickersack with turn >> buttons<https://picasaweb.google.com/113148323994353762329/SlickersackImprovement?authuser=0&feat=directlink>so >> it'd be easier to go on/off with stuff in the bag. >> >> This little >> deal<https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YDPGrUWUxKfSDl9I2ssFn9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink>gets >> the light out in front of my basket 'cause the beam from the handlebar >> mounted light was obscured when I had stuff in the basket >> >> I think my coolest homemade bike accessory is the double kid >> seat<http://www.flickr.com/photos/15966859@N07/6873390593/>for my Big Dummy. >> I love my Homer and have great adventures on my Riv, but >> the good (and bad) times I have sharing the bike with my kids are the stuff >> I'll smile about on my deathbed. >> >> --Andy >> >> >> >> On Thursday, November 22, 2012 11:05:20 AM UTC-8, Tony Lockhart wrote: >>> >>> Hello all and Happy Thanksgiving! I just wanted to see if anyone else in >>> the Riv community enjoys making accessories for their bikes. If this is the >>> case, I'd love to see what innovative things you've made. In the meantime, >>> I'll post some images of things that I've made. >>> >>> During the past 2 years, I have been trying to perfect the rando bag but >>> ultimately have been displeased with its lack of sturdiness. I enjoy making >>> them, using them for a while, then gifting them to other cycling >>> friends--this is great because it constantly gives me the opportunity to >>> make new bags. While rando bags look great, I have yet to make one as >>> versatile as a Wald basket. And after many years of debate, I have decided >>> to stick with my Wald. With that in mind, I missed the tool pockets >>> typically found at the back of a rando bag. So, I recently decided to >>> create a couple of pouches to hang on the back side of my basket. >>> >>> Both pouches are 2 inches deep, 4 inches wide, and 5 inches high. There >>> is also an extra 3 inches of flap available if I try to over-stuff the >>> pouches. It was relatively easy to construct these little bags because >>> canvas is such a forgiving material to work with. I have plastic stiffeners >>> inside the bags (very similar to the ones in Acorn bags) and velcro >>> attachments to keep everything in place. While these dimensions may seem >>> small, I have all of my tools in the left pouch (inner tube, patch kit, >>> multi tool, a pair of CO2 cartridges, 3 tire levers, zip ties, and 4 Irish >>> straps). The pouch on the right is used to keep my cell phone, garage >>> clicker, and keys; there is quite a bit of space left for snacks, a saddle >>> cover, and a bandana. I'd love to see the folks at Riv create some >>> Sackville versions of these because they're extremely versatile. >>> >>> Have a look--I am attaching JPEG images to this post. Also, I'd love to >>> see any other accessories people make for their bikes. >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/iXWdZsUVNzEJ. 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.
