I just got a used Big One that happily will work with both my Dahon and my Matthews. On the Dahon it just hangs down from VO loops bolted to the Flite's rails, and I cut slots for a seatpost strap; the straps, loops, and dowel support the weight, and I've carried 30+ lb this way with other saddlebags with no ill effects. I know that this method of attachment doesn't make use of the bag's nice flat and shallow profile, but it's fine for very short trips to the grocery store, which is what the Dahon is used for when it is not folded and in the back of the car.)
But for the Matthews, the bag will be strapped to similar saddle rail loops and sit squarely on the rack. The rack has no "tombstone", but I wonder if I need anything to secure it laterally. There is little sway when the bag is strapped to the Dahon. What is all y'all's experience? I see the slots on the bottom leather; do you use them? One or both? And will toe straps work? Back to the Dahone: one day I may get a clamp on rack for the seatpost, but for now this seems to work well. -- 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 contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle *Le sacre est la projection du Centre celeste dans la peripherie cosmique, ou du "Moteur immobile" dans le flux des choses. *F Schuon, *Le Sens du Sacre, *Etudes Traditionnelles, 1r q 1979 -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
