I love the look and the idea of saddlebags, and I've owned a half dozen or so over the past 20 years. I honestly think that my affection goes back to the notion of have a transverse bag behind a horse's saddle, seen on old western TV shows of my youth. Doesn't matter--I like the idea.
That being said, they don't work for me. And I've tried things like SQR and making my own support. They're just in the way and they don't hold as much as panniers do. Panniers also come in more shapes and sizes, which makes them a flexible alternative (you can use one pannier, two matched, or two mismatched). In any event, I no longer use saddle bags, except the de minimus model for a tube and patch kit and suchlike. And I have found the ultimate attachment mechanism (details here: https://lawschoolissoover.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/o-canada-a-quick-review-of-arkel-cam-lock-pannier-hooks/). On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 9:44:50 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote: > > I know many of y'all swear by big saddlebags, supported or not. I've used > many if not most of the various large (Nelson upward) saddlebags made over > the last 20 years, and though I really like them (I loved the Hoss on the > trike and the Sackville Medium on the Curt) I always, always, always come > back to a rack and panniers. In fact, my first principle of saddlebag use > is: > > *Thou shalt not use a rack, the absence of rack being the very *raison > d'etre, purpose, advantage, benefit, and finality-in-the-Aristotelian-sense > *of > the saddlebag; but thou mayest use a support.* > > So: you reasons "pro" for saddlebags, with or without racks; > > And your reasons "con" for same. > > My two reasons: > > 1. I can carry more in 2 panniers than in the largest saddlebag (well, > I've not used the Sackville Large, but don't tell me it carries more than 2 > Ortlieb Packers or Rollers); after all, if I'm gonna use a rack, then I > might as well get max vol. > > 2. Rack/panniers are flexible: None; 1 small; 2 small; 1 small + 1 big; 2 > big. Not to mention the various patterns, colors, shapes, sizes, and styles > of pannier I can attach or forgo attaching. > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > > ************************************* > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the rim of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Kinei hos eromenon. It moves as the being-loved. *Aristotle > > *The Love that moves the Sun and all the other stars. *Dante > -- 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.
