I've used a Carradice Cadet mounted under M-bars, just the way you
describe. The front rack has a brake-protection backstop that keeps
the bag off the cable.
Philip Williamson
www.biketinker.com
On Oct 17, 8:13 pm, andrew hill neurod...@gmail.com wrote:
thanks everyone,
yeah, a no-rise, long
I have four bikes with m'bars and while I love them, sympathize with
the handlebar bag issues. I've found the following to be my favs:
The Keven's bag / Sackville SaddleSack is fantastic, carries more than
you'd think, and can go front or back. The SaddleSack has the
advantage of easy tabs to
I like the Hobo bag as sold by Rivendell and also the similar version
by the Acorn folks. I use one now with my drop bars and its just the
right size for most rides. Although a front rack with a nylon,
drawstring stuff sack and a Irish strap or two is the lightest way to
carry extra stuff. I'm
I bought a rackaleur from VO to allow me to use bar bags with my
cross levers on a drop bar.
It works well. If your M bars are on a flat/horizontal stem then
something like that might allow you to get the bag out in front of the
foreward bends that I assume are causing you the trouble.
The
Depends on how much stuff you want to carry. I used a bar tube with M-
bars. It was a day rider, casual bike so the bar tube held what
little I needed for short rides.
If you go with the stuff sack on a rack idea, consider a cargo net to
hold it down. I love the way they can handle a wide
thanks everyone,
yeah, a no-rise, long stem is why i'm concerned about fitting something like
the Acorn Handlebar Bag under the m-bars, but that'd be an ideal bag i think,
and might work.
i think a seat-intended bag might fit, using seat tube loop as head-tube loop,
and seat loop loops for
