I found the Barley too small for day rides and went with the Pendle.
For both bags I inserted hard plastic backing to help them maintain
their shape (cut from cat litter tubs). For both sprung and unsprung
saddles, a Midlands bag support at $7.00 works great and keeps them
from swaying, plus
Another vote for the barley being a tad small.Good bag, but other than
tools/spare tube and a sweater you're not fitting much in there. For
Carradice, my faves are the camper and camper longflap.BUT you should
take a long hard look at a Saddlesack Medium or Large. Those bags
My usual commuting bag is a Carradice Super C, which is similar in
size to the Nelson and Camper but with plastic clips instead of straps
and buckles.
Much easier.
Jay
On Apr 18, 1:44 pm, doc gspi...@aol.com wrote:
I found the Barley too small for day rides and went with the Pendle.
For both
On Wednesday, April 18, 2012 3:48:29 AM UTC-7, newenglandbike wrote:
Another vote for the barley being a tad small.Good bag, but other than
tools/spare tube and a sweater you're not fitting much in there. For
Carradice, my faves are the camper and camper longflap.BUT you should
+1 for the SQR. I've owned at least three, probably more, and have
sold them all after (cyclically) going back to rack+panniers, but I
agree that for a QR mount, for a saddle that does not have saddlebag
strap slots, and for bikes where you need to hold the bag high to gain
more clearance over the
Peter,
Only you can decide whether it is too small for your intended purpose. I
have a Barley, a Lowsaddle Longflap, and a Nelson LF, and they all have
different uses. The Barley is good for a day trip to bring extra clothing,
some food, books, etc. Not really for carrying groceries or
Hi Peter,
The Barley is the smallest Carradice bag. I use the Cadet, and think the
Barley would be too small for me.
I made some illustrations of the relative sizes of the smaller bags:
http://www.biketinker.com/2011/bike-resources/relative-sizes-of-smaller-carradice-bags/
The next size up
Awesome diagrams Phillip, those are helpful. Of course as is the often the
case the deep info here from the group has made my choice all the more
complicated, haha. But too many choices are always better than too few I
say. Thanks all.
Peter
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 1:14 PM, Philip Williamson
Carradice Barley and the Acorn Boxy Rando Bag are my two main bags. You
can fit an amazing amount of stuff into a Barley Bag. I use mine with the
Carradice SQR, which I also really like but I think if your bike is tall
enough with enough seatpost to keep the bag off the fender or tire I you
The Barley Bag is very nice. I didn't need any support for it. The
Barley fists quite nicely tucked under the saddle and strapped to the
seat post. I have no information on the B72.
On Apr 17, 2:36 pm, Peter M uscpeter11...@gmail.com wrote:
Thinking of getting a Carradice Barley saddlebag but
Yep. I'll agree with all points. The barley is a fantastic sized bag. It
holds a surprising amount of stuff and I often call it my tardis bag. One
aspect I really like are the two side pockets that allow for a bit
of organization. I keep the right pocket packed with spare tube, patch kit,
C02,
My Carradice bags, Barley and Nelson LF, have seen quite a bit of use
over the years:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=41335973@N00q=carradice
You definitely don't need supports with either of them. I picked up
supports through Wiggle a few years ago because they were so cheap and
they do make it
I have a Barley, no support needed for me on a 56 Riv Road. It's a nice
size for a day ride in transitional weather, just big enough for the
essentials and an extra layer or two of clothing.
It's never been on a sprung Brooks, but have had my Nelson on a Champion
Flyer. With the bag
Thought of Barley until I purchased a Nelson Longflap...and glad I
did. The Barley would be too small except in ideal weather (for me) In
the summer I use a Banana bag for tools,tube, wallet and phone but in
the rainy Northwest I need capacity for rain gear and a change of
clothing etc. for
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