On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:04 AM, pcooley <pcoo...@cybermesa.com> wrote:
> > I should have asked before I ordered them, but has anyone tried the > OYB Normal bags? They are here: > http://www.outyourbackdoor.com/article.php?id=198 Those are Swedish military surplus, I think, and sold by Jeff Potter, long time iBoblist member. I've adapted one for my Fly racks (pics if you want) and it works very well. The overall volume is about the equivalent of 2 Banana bags and works very well for warmer weather day rides or for shorter cold weather rides: I can carry the usual repair kit and tubes, Quicker minipump, samiches, wallet, cell and 12 oz bunch o' keys (there is a smaller pocket outside the main one), and have room for the hat and neck gaiter when things get too warm. I think Jeff said that he relies on the metal strap loops to attach the bag to the racks. Instead, I used, first, old Baggins straps; then modified mine with two slight pieces of wood bolted to either side of the back of the bag just under the flap, to which I screwed two 59cent hardware store hooks, wrapped in electrician's tape. To the bottom loops, where the waist strap attached, I tied a section of innertube with it's own S hook that hooks into the eye at the bottom of the rack to hold the upper hooks in tension. It works well. Note though that even two would be rather small for real commuting or errands. Better for that would be the two inexpensive Delta panniers I recently got, too. As for hitting the cantis: I don't have cantis on my racked bikes, but I have a problem with heel strike. I ensure clearance by (1) mounting my racks as far aft as I can -- the Fly has a single strut that lets you adjust this -- and by also mounting my larger bags -- Ortleib Packers and the Deltas -- as far back on the racks as I can. (The be-racked Riv and the Motobecane have 44 1/2 cm stays and I wear size 10 shoes.) It works fine and affects load and handling not a wit. > <http://www.outyourbackdoor.com/article.php?id=198> > > I mounted a Velo Orange rack on the front of my Riv, and it worked OK > with my Arkel front panniers, but then I switched the brakes to the > high profile cantis. Oooops. Now the Arkels won't fit because they > hit the brake arms. > > I ordered the OYB bags because at 8 by 10 by 4, they should fit. I > just can't quite tell where the straps are to mount them. If they're > in just the wrong place, they might end up hitting the brakes anyway. > I was thinking the adjustability of the Carradice Super C panniers > would allow me to avoid the problem, but I've put too much money into > the bike recently. We're not in immediate danger from the economy, > but I'm starting to think I should put money in the bank rather than > the bike right now. (Or maybe under the mattress). I thought I would > start on the cheap end of canvas panniers. > > It is nice this guy is repurposing old military bags, though they do > sort of look like they've been through a war. I feel like quite a > piebald biker already with my original Baggins panniers, Carradice > saddlebag, and Ostrich handlebar bag. > > If I ever win the lottery, maybe I'll get a matching set. > > Paul Cooley > http://carfreefamily.blogspot.com > Santa Fe, NM > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
