I found the Barley too small for day rides and went with the Pendle. For both bags I inserted hard plastic backing to help them maintain their shape (cut from cat litter tubs). For both sprung and unsprung saddles, a Midlands bag support at $7.00 works great and keeps them from swaying, plus prevents them rubbing up against the backs of my thighs.
I love the looks of the Carradice, but I wish they had different fasteners than the traditional buckles. They can be cumbersome, especially in winter when wearing a pair of gloves. On Apr 17, 11:59 pm, charlie <cl_v...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Thought of Barley until I purchased a Nelson Longflap.......and glad I > did. The Barley would be too small except in ideal weather (for me) In > the summer I use a Banana bag for tools,tube, wallet and phone but in > the rainy Northwest I need capacity for rain gear and a change of > clothing etc. for the other nine months of the year. I imagine a > Barley would be a nice bag to leave on all year with perhaps another > (maybe a front bag) to supplement. I rack my Nelson now and am in the > process of building a spartan rack / bag support / light mount. This > rack will be made with the idea of adding and extension piece for a > full rack when I want to camp or whatever. Still working on the > design.......with bags more is better when you actually want to carry > stuff. When you go big you find stuff to carry that you might actually > need or want to make cycling more enjoyable and less of a "stranded in > the middle of nowhere without what you need athletic event." ; ) > > On Apr 17, 2:36 pm, Peter M <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thinking of getting a Carradice Barley saddlebag but wanted to ask if > > anyone here is running one currently and how they like it. Also do you > > need a bag support with this thing like the now discontinued Hupe, and > > will it work with a sprung Brooks like the B72? Thanks to any help > > anyone can offer. -- 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.
