Thanks, all. Really, my inquiry supposes that I want a "light, strong, cheap -- choose all" solution. But I think one could rig up something that (1) leaves little or nothing attached to saddle or seatpost or frame, (2) holds 20 lb securely in a saddlebag, and (3) goes on and off with very little fiddling. So far, Roberta's is the best (in this connection) idea, tho' I don't have saddle loops on my Flite. But some sort of dowel-like device to "hook" into the saddle rails and hold the bag straps is what I had in mind. I can see a "dowel" shaped to fit the rails tightly, with the bag's straps fitting onto it outside of the rails; the "dowel" also shaped on the ends to "catch" the straps so that, when cinched tight, they can't slide off. Loosen on strap, slip off "dowel," hook through rails, re-attach strap and cinch tight. You'd need some sort of standoff or stiffener in the bag so that the "dowel" does not slide toward the seatpost.
But when all is said and done, hopefully I won't have to worry about this shortly, once I get back a bike with racks for panniers. Meanwhile, I think the quick solution is to replace the OEM Camper straps either with toe straps or else with the long straps I bought a few years ago, and run these outside instead of inside the bag. On Sun, Apr 12, 2020 at 4:11 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > With my grocery bike currently away from home, I've been using my stripped > down gofast with Camper Longflap strapped directly to saddle rails. This is > not a heart-rending or earth shaking need, but it would be nice to have > some sort of -- I guess -- saddle-mounted or seatpost-mounted QR with which > I could swap quickly back and forth between a Camper or say a large > Saddlesack, and a small, Banana Bag-sized kit carrier -- or, for that > matter, the Ruthworks wedge I now have. > > I *do not* want a large clamp like the SQR bracket (I have several of > those) or even the Nitto QR mount, nor do I want something to clutter up a > wedge, though I certainly don't mind somewhat bulky hardware attached to a > large saddlebag. > > And I do have a stash of the VO saddle bag loops. > > I know that Carradice makes this: > https://www.carradice.co.uk/products/saddle-fixing-systems/carradice-classic-saddlebag-rack, > and I daresay one could rig it up with the VO loops, but they claim a 13 lb > limit and I'd like at least 20 lbs' capacity. > > Oh, and my bar is too narrow for full Camper or medium Sackville fitment. > > And I don't want to use a huge courier bag or backpack. > > Ideas? > > Thanks. > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgsNp6iMXCtoorLB5C0sw4wqTRSiwgpxNhUsUgCNkygHYA%40mail.gmail.com.
