Thanks to all for your input. I ordered the VO and it arrived yesterday (BOY THAT WAS FAST!!)... I really like the quality of this bag... I only had a few minutes to try it out on the rack... I'll have to give it a proper road test with my drop bars on a longer ride. I'm sure it will serve my needs, although I will probably have to make a few minor mods/tweaks... Thx!
Peace, BB On Oct 15, 9:34 pm, Way Rebb <grayc...@mac.com> wrote: > I had the Campagne bag mounted to the front rack and thought it worked > great. I mounted it two different ways. The first was just slide the > leather thing over the steel thing and use a toe strap to hold it to > the rack. I was able to stuffed lots of things inside. I think it is > mounted that way in this picture: Inside is a spare tube, camera, > apples, nuts, glasses, maps, warm clothing etc. It bulges out very > nicely. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrebb/4375751359/in/set-72157623480171652/ > > Since the bag got a little droopy when not full I made a wooden > platform, drilled a hole in the bag, bolted it on, and zip tied the > whole contraption to the rack: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrebb/4917605573/in/datetaken/ > > That stiffened the bottom up. I missed the bulge factor but it made > it easier to just throw stuff into. There was also a great spot to > carry my little pump: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/wrebb/4918208604/in/datetaken/ > > Eventually I needed the rack back to haul around a tent so I used the > Sackville bag rivendell sells but right now I have the Acorn > "classic" (as I call it) on the bike and have rack space. > > What I didn't like about mounting the bag to the rack was rider side > pockets were unusable due to the shifter cables and there wasn't a lot > of room to fiddle with the elastic cord to close it. Overall there > isn't much I don't like about the bag except: The buckles are in two > parts which is a little weird. (I think the GB bags have them also) > and the elastic cord holding it shut. The magnet on the Riv bag is so > much better, I may try to rig up a magnet to hold the Campagne bag > shut when it goes back on the Hillborne. > > Regards, > Ray > > On Oct 13, 7:54 pm, Montclair BobbyB <montclairbob...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > I know there have been a few discussions in this forum about the Velo > > Orange Campagne handlebar bag... Has anyone mounted it to a front > > rack, and if so, how has it worked for you? > > > Thanks, > > BB -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
