On Tuesday, October 1, 2013 12:23:44 PM UTC-7, Ken D wrote:
Phil, here is a photo from this morning. I keep the rack on for longer
trips,and it actually has one of those on-demand plastic fenders on top of
it, which cannot be seen as it sits perfectly between the saddlesack and
the
Phil, here is a photo from this morning. I keep the rack on for longer
trips,and it actually has one of those on-demand plastic fenders on top of
it, which cannot be seen as it sits perfectly between the saddlesack and
the rack, keeping me and my sack dry.
I have the small saddlesack and have used it for my workday commute for
over 6 months, carrying my 13'' macbook.
I wrap the macbook in a thin neoprene cover for a little protection from my
lunch and whatnot. With this cover, it *just* fits in the small saddlesack
because the 13'' is wider
Ken
A Pannier or Handlebar bag is not a foolproof way by any means. The first
day I rode in with my MacBook in the rear pannier with the protective
neoprene zip bag Apple sells and the Styrofoam pad they ship them with,
produced a blemish in the screen caused by an edge or an end of the
I have a basket on an M12, which is fantastic, but if I wanted to carry a
laptop, I'd probably hang a saddlebag off the handlebars. I do put my iPad
in a saddlebag-on-the-bars, but also in a Grab Sack in the basket. I have
tallish (60cm) bikes, so there's lots of room to suspend a bag without
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
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
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
