Jim, thanks for the feedback! This is the precise combo I want, Jr Rangers with the HAR.
Looking at the HAR, I see where the forward hook might butt up against the hoop portion of the HAR...is that what you are talking about? I am familiar with and like the security of the Arkel interface, but I also like the simplicity of the hooks on my wife's set of Swift bags. I would prefer to stick with native if possible. Do you think one of the hooks on the Jr Range bag could be repositioned a bit closer to the other, to optimize the fit? You also answered another key question I had, if the Jr Ranger was too long for the HAR, which would render the bottom hook useless...good to know it still catches the bottom rail appropriately. Cheers, Neil On Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 7:56:25 AM UTC-7, Jim S. wrote: > > Re Swift panniers on HAR, I have this setup. It works. I use the Jr. > Ranger panniers. I added the Arkel mounting system, which allows one to put > the top hooks closer together, so as to fit on the top of the HAR. There's > nothing to hold the hook on the bottom, but I've toured with this setup, > and the bottom hook stays on. I just hook it in the middle. > > For added security, however, I plan add a bit of bike tube zip-tied to > each side of the bottom. I am told by Swift, (I think it was Jason, and > Swift has great customer service) that zip-tied bike tube will keep the > hook from sliding off the bottom, were the hook inclined to slide off in > the first place (not my experience). I haven't tried it, but I believe this > will work. I'll probably try it because I can't resist adding more stuff to > my bike. > > I've used Swift on the HAR without the Arkel mounting system, (and I > slightly prefer to not use the Arkel system, because plain old hooks are > simpler.) But absent the Arkel mounting system, the Swift bags won't sit > quite flat. The top hooks are slightly too far apart. You have to have one > hook over the diagonal part. Is it a noticeable tilt? No. Did the bags fall > off with this set up? No. But I got the Arkel because I have to have things > *perfect.* > > > > On Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 4:24:40 PM UTC-5, Neil Doran wrote: >> >> I'm back to adding front bags to my Sam. I searched, but did not find >> info on whether the HAR will accept non-Riv bags, such as Lone Peak or >> Swift. >> >> I understand Ortleib will work, and saw the thread about adding their >> mounting hardware to Riv bags, but not interested in that solution. >> >> Anybody with first-hand knowledge of fitting non-Riv bags to the HAR? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Neil >> > -- 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.
