Hey all, I've seen a few Carradice/Fabio's chest setups with the bag lowered from the flat section of the drop bars. Seems like you need to then strap the lower part of the bag to a front rack. Not sure exactly how this is done - you can sort of see it here: https://bikepacking.com/bikes/rivendell-atlantis-ultraromance/ If anyone's got any better pictures or explanations about how to do this I'd be grateful to know.
A Carradice bag on a set of flat bars worked pretty well for me on a two day trip in the German Black Forest mountains - I strapped the pag up well with long Voilé straps to keep it from interfering with the brake cables. Cheers, Johnny On Wednesday, 8 June 2022 at 16:28:17 UTC+2 Bones wrote: > Perilous? Nonsense! I think your setup is perfect, assuming you are not > carting around bowling balls. I feel no difference in handling from 0-10lb > or so up front. I do not experience any wobble or shimmy; I am not sure if > your P clamps are playing a part in that or not (thankfully mine has a > place to mount). I use this for work every day and only carry some extra > scrubs and lunch and a few other small items. I can easily throw 12 beers > in on the way home too with no issue. I have a basket rack doing nothing > right now and I sometimes think about putting that on the front but I > really don't need it. > > Bones > > [image: Simpleone.jpg] > > On Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 9:08:28 AM UTC-4 wallye...@gmail.com wrote: > >> https://www.instagram.com/p/CbVfD1Hu9xN/ >> >> I've had 25# box of kitty litter on the rear. Luckily it's only a mile >> home. >> >> I'm currently running Nitto Dirt Drops RM-013, 52 w/ either a small or >> medium BXB Goldback. With plenty of clearance for my big mitts between the >> side pockets and brake levers. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at 12:00:22 PM UTC-4 Minh wrote: >> >>> hey all, i've been using my QB more now, and started to think about how >>> i carry things on the front of my bike. i'm pretty settled on a rivy >>> shopsack+ wald137 basket + nitto mini front (with a safety strap!). I know >>> this is a little perilous according to the stated specs, so would consider >>> other options. >>> >>> I'm mostly happy with this, i do get a little bit of wobble or shimmy. >>> But i also feel like this is how i've always done things so curious how >>> other people are carry things--particularly on front of teh bike. For >>> example i see all these Fabio's Chest running around, is it better to carry >>> stuff off the bar? Larger porter racks and bags? >>> >>> This bike is my high security storage only bike, so i'm not too worried >>> about leaving bags on the bike. Would appreciate peoples thoughts, >>> opinions, philosophy on this! >>> >> -- 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/d3a4058d-72ab-4e4e-8815-ec5b404f49d3n%40googlegroups.com.
