ps - this is using the Acorn tall rando bag, which is the same height as the Bertoud 28 bag, and I have 15-16cm of stem above the headset.
On Thursday, April 25, 2013 7:54:55 AM UTC-5, Ron Mc wrote: > > Not a Riv frame, but a tall vintage Raleigh - essentially 64cm - a tall > 11-liter rando bag on mini Nitto front rack with Bertoud 121mm horizontal > decaleur. > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/aP4130005.jpg> > > Decaleur came from Boulder cycles (renehersestore.com). The decaleurs > come in 91mm and 121mm. I determined the correct length of the decaleur up > front, by measuring the bag height above my rack, handwaving that spot in > space, then measured distance from the stem bolt to the hand-waving spot. > Nailed it pretty well, in the end, it required about a quarter-inch drop > on my handlebar stem to flat the bag on the rack. > > <http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/aP1210001.jpg> > > Very happy with this hardware. > > > > > > On Wednesday, April 24, 2013 12:00:12 PM UTC-5, Swza wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> I was hoping someone in the group could give me a recommendation on a >> tall handlebar bag and decaleur that will work on a frame this large >> (64cm). My handlebar is high above the nitto front rack and I'm not sure >> if there is a decaleur that will reach down low enough to connect to a >> bag. I was looking at the Berthoud 28 bag because it is so tall and was >> curious if the VO Decaleur fork receiver will reach down enough. >> >> >> http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/racks-decaleurs/decaleurs/vo-decaleur-reciever-5mm-posts-218.html >> >> Anyone have any experience with a larger Rivendell frame and handlebar >> bag? Thanks a lot. >> >> Jeff >> Denver >> > -- 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.
