A man after my own heart--bag improvements! I finally decided saddlebags didn't work for me, but I am always in pursuit of the ultimate handlebar bag! See http://lawschoolissoover.wordpress.com/2012/11/14/building-a-near-perfect-beast-hacking-the-real-world/
On Wednesday, June 18, 2014 3:00:27 PM UTC-4, Michael Hechmer wrote: > > Not yet, but we are getting closer. Like a lot of people on this list I > have gone back and forth about front vs. rear bags. BTW, both my Saluki & > Ram are indifferent to either the Acorn bag in the front and the Barley Bag > on the SQR behind the seat. So which to use? > > I like the convenience of the front bags. They open and close easily, and > are right there when I strip off arm warmers or reach for a wind/rain > break. But when I stop at a store or a cafe they are cumbersome to get off > then back on the bike. > > I like the spaciousness of the big seat bags and the SQR is absolutely the > fastest on and off the bike. When I was commuting I often would get it off > the bike and be on my way much faster than guys could get there bad packs > off. But the buckles on the Barley bag were annoying. It seemed like > every time I finished buckling it up I remembered something else that > needed to go in. > > Today we installed hidden releases under the buckles, so now the bags open > quickly, even if they aren't right at my finger tips as I ride along. > > https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A255Z2WMJX49q > > Michael > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
