I don't want to hi-jack this thread, but having been inspired by the "lots of stuff" comment I decided to empty my saddle bag of its contents and weigh it. 2.55 lbs. So I emptied it and went for an 8 mile round trip ride on the Ram to get some merchandize. The bike handled much better - more lively and a bit easer steering response. Then I loaded it back up and weighed the merchandize when I got back home. 3.64 lbs. On the return trip loaded up a noticed the difference right away. I figure the extra ~lb. or so would be about what the bag contents weighs when I go for an extended ride with a cell phone, key ring, ID+some cash in a thin taxi wallet, and maybe a Clif Bar... so roughly the same weight. Just sayin'.
On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 2:23:41 PM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: > Well I don't START with lots of stuff but I endeavor to be like Pam (Likes > To Bike) and Leah (Bicycle Belle Ding Ding) who do everything on their > bikes, so I go shopping and load it up! It sits on a Nitto rack and the > stuff on the sides of the bag bend the coroplast down, maybe I should just > pull the stiffener and let the rack do the work. > > On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 9:54:29 AM UTC-7 George Schick wrote: > >> JB sez "... I carry a lot of stuff!.." So do I and I'm beginning to >> wonder why. I carry 3-4 different sizes of tubes in case I run into >> someone who flats without a spare along with an entire collection of small >> tubes, patches, etc. Every time I lift it down from the ceiling hooks I >> consider ditching most of it. I think I will... >> >> On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 10:12:56 AM UTC-5 Joe Bernard wrote: >> >>> Oh I didn't bend it, it just collapsed under the weight of stuff in >>> there. I carry a lot of stuff! >>> >>> On Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at 7:49:57 AM UTC-7 Kainalu V. -Brooklyn NY >>> wrote: >>> >>>> As folks have said, more free coroplast will be the ideal solution. >>>> However, if you want to make your coroplast last forever, never to go “all >>>> bendy and collapsey”, send it around the front and back (or side to side) >>>> corners, bending it the hard way. To bend “the hard way”, you’ll want to >>>> score the coroplast before bending it. Use a straightedge and something >>>> dull to scribe your bend line perpendicular to the corrugations. You don’t >>>> want to cut the bends, just dent them enough to follow the lines you want. >>>> If you plan it well, you’ll be able to unfold your new insert inside the >>>> bag and it’ll lock into the interior dimensions, giving your bag structure >>>> forever and ever… >>>> Happy bagging! >>>> -Kai >>>> On Monday, April 17, 2023 at 11:06:34 PM UTC-4 Joe Bernard wrote: >>>> >>>>> Mine is all bendy and collapsey in my medium SaddleSack. What are you >>>>> folks putting in there to replace it? >>>>> >>>>> Joe Bernard >>>>> >>>> -- 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/1ebd9fe4-c928-4453-8f1e-15edd97f0f1bn%40googlegroups.com.
