+1 to the added benefit of a decaleur with the Acorn rando bag. I'd used the bag without a decaleur on a Mark's Rack before, but on a subsequent bike build I opted to go for Nitto M-13 + VO threaded decaleur. I was surprised at how much more stable and solid the bag felt with the addition of the decaleur. A lot less sway, especially when riding over bumpy stuff.
If you zoom in on this photo you can see how it looks: http://flickr.com/photos/natan/5374690588/ -nathan On Mar 24, 2011, at 8:02 AM, Patrick in VT <swing4...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mar 24, 8:58 am, pruckelshaus <pruckelsh...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> However, I've done some more looking around and found this .. . which looks >> like it might work. > > it really depends on how picky you are. that run-over-gingerbread man > thing might work, but putting a loaded bag on your handlebars can > seriously affect handling. the idea is to keep the bag low and > stable. i think the mark's rack, coupled with either the Acorn straps > or a decaleur would be a better option. > > The VO stem mount decaleur with a small rack works well - and that > decaleur can be cut/bent to semi-custom fit your set-up (see below > picture), so that helps. The second picture-link below shows > difference in bag size i noted above - you can see the berthoud bag on > Weigle's bike is smaller than the full size berthoud on my bike. > Again, it's kind of a personal thing - I don't like a lot (i.e., any) > bag sway with a loaded front bag. some folks are more tolerant. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/22267176@N02/5269320951/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/22267176@N02/4917979762/in/set-72157622654401429/ > > -- > 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-bunch@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. > -- 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-bunch@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.
