the perfect bag is a short-term answer to an instantaneous need.  It may be 
the same for the next ride, it may be different.  The more choices the 
merrier.  

On Thursday, June 19, 2014 8:20:30 AM UTC-5, Andrew Marchant-Shapiro wrote:
>
> 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
>>
>

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