The first year I randonneured I used a Carradice Barley bag to hold my gear and attached to cue sheet to a clip on my handlebars. This was okay but not idea. Since then, 3yrs, I've been using a Berthoud front bag, the big one as I ride a 63cm Hilsen. I used it mounted on a Mark's Rack with a Berthoud decauler and it seemed to work well enough. I tried it out on my Rambouillet with Ruffy Tuffys and didn't really like the handling, it seemed to want to dive into corners more. I'm sure I could have gotten used to it. This year, right before my 600k I took deliver of a custom low-trail rando bike with custom rack and it's a huge improvement on handling. I love that set-up.
As for the front bag... like others have said, it makes accessing your gear so much easier while riding. I usually keep my camera in the small pocket on the right side. This allows for easy access to my camera while riding. But probably what I like best about my front bag is being able to clearly view the cue sheet when doing a brevet. It's just so much easier to read. I should add that it's important to have a properly sized front bag. I use the tallest Berthoud bike because my bikes are big. With a shorter bag it just doesn't look right to me but it's also harder to read the cue sheet. --mike -- 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.
