Hmm. I'm thinking that even if the laptop's in a protective sleeve, repeated bumping is still a bad thing. I thought that if the strap attaching the saddlesack to the seatpost were tight enough, there'd be no bumping, but it seems I was wrong, eh? Now that I look more closely at the photos on the Riv site, it does seem as if that strap is too high on the bag to keep anything in the very bottom from swinging back and forth a little.
I might be with CoconutBill here in thinking that a pannier is perhaps a more stable place for a laptop. It's just that that would require me to get a rear rack *as well as* a pannier. I'm trying to keep costs reasonable here. I'm also starting to wonder whether an M-12 rack + basket might be a good option. It'll be similar to the porteur rack setup but with two possibly significant differences: 1) it'll be a little lighter than the porteur rack, and 2) it'll bring the load back a little toward the headtube. I believe that both of these differences are good in terms of steering quality, no? Lastly, it occurred to me that some of the unwieldiness might be due to the shape of the stem on the bike (a high-rise, "dirt drop" model). Maybe switching out the stem for a Technomic would help things in that regard? I'm lucky enough to have a 100mm one lying around. Andre On Thursday, September 26, 2013 8:23:16 AM UTC-7, Dave wrote: > > I've carried a 13" macbook air in a small saddlesack and it works out > provided you've got a nice protective sleeve around the laptop. Depending > on your bike's geometry and saddle position it can repeatedly bump against > the seatpost or the top lip of a rear rack. Space wise however it's > fantastic as it just lies flat against the plastic coroplast at the bottom > and leaves plenty of space for clothes, food, random things > > On Wednesday, September 25, 2013 4:52:52 PM UTC-7, Coconutbill wrote: >> >> If I am carrying the laptop up front, it's on my platrack (in the >> slickersack), and it feels OK, but maybe it would feel sluggish just like >> her porteur rack set-up. >> Only yesterday did I realize that the inner sleeve of my Carsick panniers >> can fit a 13' macbook . It feels much better to me having the macbook's >> weight lower and in the back. >> >> -Evan >> > -- 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
