In an effort to stop my Lowsaddle Longflap from swaying while loaded to the point of seam splits, I inadvertently created a make-do security system which now takes me a good five minutes to remove, even with a handful of proper tools in the comfort of my own home.
I replaced the original Carradice buckle which affixes to the seat post with an old leather toe strap, sandwiched in a spare rubber shim from some light or other around the post, pulled the toe strap as tightly closed as hand force allowed, then mashed the toe strap buckle closed on both sides with a pair of pliers. I then slowly, arduously rotated the mashed toe strap buckle *behind* the horizontal mounting point on the back of the saddle bag, which due to the added thickness didn't want to go in, and certainly doesn't want come back out. The added grip of the rubber shim underneath the strap makes rotating it back out all the more unpleasant an operation. To be fair, my Carradice is decades old, and both nature and neglect have ensured that it will not be donning any sashes at the next Mr. International Retrogrouch (see you in Prague 2016!), so if somebody figures out a way to remove it while I'm buying my beer and baked beans, they want it more than I do. Jeff Hagedorn Warragul, VIC Australia -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
