And thinking about it more, I think just a couple leather standoff things might work with a Carradice Camper. These are typically used with the seatpost strap on a saddlebag, but might work fine to lower the bag, but still keep things tight. Like this bag here, second photo in: https://www.instagram.com/p/BjKpAemh1bz/?taken-by=treetopgoods I was able to get everything tight and secure as I used a very dense/stiff leather. David
On Monday, September 17, 2018 at 1:47:56 PM UTC-5, David B wrote: > > I can't recall where or on what bike (possibly Watanabe bag on an Alps > bike?), but wooden dowels were used to move the top of a handlebar bag > forward from a drop bar, so that the tops of the bar could be used. The > dowels were shaped to the contour of the bars, then leather straps were > used to attach the bag to the bar. In this way, the dowels were merely > spacers held in place somehow, maybe attached to one part of the strap. > I'd think this method might work for you in a way that wouldn't require > something to be clamped to the m-bar. > I'll look for a photo... > David > > On Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 1:51:10 PM UTC-5, Patrick Moore wrote: >> >> My Hon Solo can only take smallish panniers and still clear my size 10s >> -- I use Ortlieb Sports Packers. I'd like to augment the load capacity with >> something in the front, but the M-bar is not friendly to many bar-mount >> bags. I cannot find a front lowrider rack to fit this Dahon model, and I've >> looked extensively. >> >> So, ideas? I could attach a Carradice Camper if I had some way of >> strapping the dowel (ie, attaching the Brooks-slot straps) 2 or 3" or so >> below the bottom of the bar; 2" or more to allow me to open the flap >> sufficiently to use it. >> >> The bag would have to be capacious enough to carry at least a 10 lb bag >> of potatoes, though I use that instance only to indicate volume. >> >> I can simply sling as many as 3 full plastic grocery bags by their >> handles from the big and complex bar mast/bar QR/bar extender/M-bar >> junction, but they do swing about. >> >> (The photo shows the Hon Solo earlier; it now has a new BioLogic dynohub >> with f and r lights (Lumotec IQ in front, Toplight Line Plus in back.) >> >> Ideas? >> >> -- >> Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. >> By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. >> Other professional writing services. >> http://www.resumespecialties.com/ >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, New Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique >> ************************************* >> *************************************************** >> *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* >> > -- 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.
