On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 13:24 -0700, LBleriot wrote:
Sorry for the confusion. When I used a stem mounted dex, the bag
lifted off the rack a bit (because of the height of the headset/
headtube)
Or, more like, because you had the wrong size bag.
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On Mar 24, 12:01 pm, pruckelshaus pruckelsh...@gmail.com wrote:
Well, for me, a loaded handlebar bag would be a windbreaker, a
snack, my wallet (which, these days, is certainly not heavy), and my
cell phone.
I'm sure you'll find more stuff to throw in there! boxy bags are
downright cavernous.
I'm not sure wrong size bag is accurate. Yes, the bag I purchased
was not tall enough to fit the stem mounted dex, but otherwise, it was
the correct size for my rack and carrying needs. For my particular
application, the VO rackaleur was the perfect fit (and fiscally
responsible solution) for my
Well, I have an Acorn roll hanging from the back of my B-17, so that
takes care of tools and tubes, and I have a pump on the downtube.
Might see some use bringing a six pack and some Ben and Jerry's home
from the store on Friday nights.
I do want to see if Google Maps on my Droid X is usable
Brett,
The height of the stem mounted dex is governed by the length of the headtube
and
the stack height of your headset. The height of the tangs of the dex that
attaches to the bag is governed by the size of the bag and the rack. In my
case
(headtube length 14cm), the stem mounted dex
The Acorn is specifically designed for a front rack (with velcro
straps on the bottom that go around the rack), with a decaleur
optional. Instead of a decaleur, you can run straps to the brake
hoods. If you don't want a front rack, sell the Acorn and buy yourself
the Rivendell Sackville BarSack
That is correct. No decaleur is needed. The straps to the handlebar
make it very stable.
Rene
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On Mar 24, 2011, at 1:23 AM, Earl Grey earlg...@gmail.com wrote:
The Acorn is specifically designed for a front rack (with velcro
straps on the bottom that go around the rack),
On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 06:09 -0700, Rene Sterental wrote:
That is correct. No decaleur is needed. The straps to the handlebar
make it very stable.
One big reason to use a decaleur is that it provides some stand-off from
the handlebar. Strapping a bag to the bars steals away most of the top
of
The Acorn Boxy Rando Bag doesn't strap to the top of the bar. It's
lateral strings go to the bottom section of the drop on your drop bars
by the barend shifters. They work equally well with M bars. Not sure
about Albatross bars.
Rene
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On Mar 24, 2011, at 6:16 AM, Steve
I used the VO threadless decaleur with an Acorn rando bag, and it
worked fine. One exception that very low handlebars on a small bike
with a long stem may not leave enough room to clear the edge of the
bag on the flat section of the handlebars. I just raised my bars a
bit to fix that. This
I can mount something like a Mark's Rack without any problem on my one
bike. However, I've done some more looking around and found this
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/racks-decaleurs/racks/rackaleur-front-bag-mount.html
which looks like it might work.
Pete
On Mar 24, 4:22
On Mar 24, 9:16 am, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote:
One big reason to use a decaleur is that it provides some stand-off from
the handlebar. Strapping a bag to the bars steals away most of the top
of the bar, preventing its use as a riding position.
Another big reason is the quick
I think you'd like a rack better.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 7:58 AM, pruckelshaus pruckelsh...@gmail.comwrote:
I can mount something like a Mark's Rack without any problem on my one
bike. However, I've done some more looking around and found this
decaleurs do have their place, but with the acorn bag, I wouldnt bother. the
acorn system is very stable and easily removable. I can take my acorn boxy
bag off in maybe 5 seconds. maybe not as fast a with a decaleur, but fast
enough.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Patrick in VT
On Mar 24, 8:58 am, pruckelshaus pruckelsh...@gmail.com wrote:
However, I've done some more looking around and found this .. . which looks
like it might work.
it really depends on how picky you are. that run-over-gingerbread man
thing might work, but putting a loaded bag on your handlebars can
+1 to the added benefit of a decaleur with the Acorn rando bag. I'd used the
bag without a decaleur on a Mark's Rack before, but on a subsequent bike build
I opted to go for Nitto M-13 + VO threaded decaleur. I was surprised at how
much more stable and solid the bag felt with the addition of
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 09:33, nathan spindel nath...@gmail.com wrote:
+1 to the added benefit of a decaleur with the Acorn rando bag. I'd used the
bag without a decaleur on a Mark's Rack before, but on a subsequent bike
build I opted to go for Nitto M-13 + VO threaded decaleur. I was
I've used the Berthoud decaleur, which I think is the most expensive
one you can get, and it is working great in combination with a Marks
rack. It is not the easiest thing in the world to set up, so I was
going to do a youtube about it, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
The bag goes between
I already had the small Nitto front rack when I bought my Acorn Boxy
Rando. I just used it with the velcro straps never did bother with
the side attachments. The bag comes off easily enough but it was sort
of cumbersome to re-mount with the velcro. I installed a pair of D-
rings on the bottom,
While the Berthoud looks very stable, I don't like the paperclip as
cotter pin.
For that price, it should be something more substantial.
Please! Mine came with a safety pin, not a paperclip ;)
But seriously, if you think something stronger is required there, then
I suspect you haven't used one.
To be clear, it's worse than that! My go fast and my Hilsen each have
their own Marks rack and each have their own Berthoud decaleur. The
gofast uses an H91 and the Hilsen uses an H121. I use one handlebar
bag for both bikes. That's $180 worth of decaleur investment.
Ouch.
I'm sure lots of
On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 12:06 -0700, William wrote:
While the Berthoud looks very stable, I don't like the paperclip as
cotter pin.
For that price, it should be something more substantial.
Please! Mine came with a safety pin, not a paperclip ;)
But seriously, if you think something
On Mar 24, 1:57 pm, Brett Lindenbach brett.lindenb...@gmail.com
wrote:
So, my question to Nathan and other is whether you like the fork mounted
dex?
i used one a few years ago - worked fine until it snapped (it was an
early VO model with shoddy welding). the new ones look better. the
big
An artisinal paper clip! Bike Snob would love that... :)
That's interesting that yours wiggles itself out, Steve. I can
imagine it happening on the roof rack with no safety pin. Hours and
hours of wiggling with no human to push it back in, I can totally
imagine it walking out entirely.
On Mar 24, 3:19 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm sure lots of folks feel the VO is 'just as good' as the Berthoud
for less than 1/3 the price, just like lots of folks feel that a Surly
LHT is just as good as a Rivendell Atlantis.
i hear 'ya - but the Riv/Surly thing is kind of a
Patrick in VT
You clearly have a lot more experience than I do with these things.
Since the VO is superior to the Berthoud in the several ways you've
listed, I'll make sure to treat myself to one when my next need
arises.
On Mar 24, 1:39 pm, Patrick in VT swing4...@gmail.com wrote:
On Mar 24,
On Mar 24, 4:53 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
Patrick in VT
You clearly have a lot more experience than I do with these things.
Since the VO is superior to the Berthoud in the several ways you've
listed, I'll make sure to treat myself to one when my next need
arises.
no, no. i'm
On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 13:39 -0700, Patrick in VT wrote:
On Mar 24, 3:19 pm, William tapebu...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm sure lots of folks feel the VO is 'just as good' as the Berthoud
for less than 1/3 the price, just like lots of folks feel that a Surly
LHT is just as good as a Rivendell
Well, for me, a loaded handlebar bag would be a windbreaker, a
snack, my wallet (which, these days, is certainly not heavy), and my
cell phone. With that said, I've not run a handlebar bag before, so I
don't know what even a couple of extra pounds up front is going to
do. On my fast bike, a 700c
Sorry for the confusion. When I used a stem mounted dex, the bag
lifted off the rack a bit (because of the height of the headset/
headtube) which caused it to sway when loaded. The dex on the
integrated VO rack sits at the perfect height and the bag sits flat on
the rack. The dex merely
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