Hi folks, As the year is coming to an end, my thoughts are moving forward -- planning for some quality riding with my son (19 years old) next summer.
He and I rode the Erie Canal Trail together a few years ago. We are contemplating a similar ride in 2018 - somewhere in New York, Ohio, Penna or Southern Ontario. He will be riding my 1991/92 Trek 520. I'll be riding my 60cm Cheviot. Though he is much younger, I am a stronger cyclists. As a result, I will be carrying more of the load. We will likely be out for 3 - 5 days. Camping most of the time, but likely nicer lodging on the first and last days of the ride. I'm trying to figure out how to best outfit my Cheviot for this endeavor (and grocery-getting duties on non-tour days). I currently have a medium Sackville Saddlesack on my Cheviot. In the near future, I will be adding a Wald basket (medium, most likely, to sit on my Mark's rack). I also have an old Baggins saddle-sack, which I think will be cool to use as a handlebar bag. Given all of this, I think that a set of rear bags would leave me all-set for almost anything. I've got my eye on the Sackville Backabike rear bag. From what I have read, people seem to be very happy with these bags. Am I correct in my opinion that these bags would work equally well as gear-carrying bags on a shortish tour, and also work to carry bags from the grocery store? I remember that Rivendell once carried a bag that was designed as a rear pannier - I believe that it was called a Tour Sack. Is the Backabike bag a replacement? If so, how are they different? Will the backabike likely meet my needs or should I be looking for something else? Thanks, Sean EA, NY -- 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.
