Although my intention has been to reduce my number of bike bags recently, last week I ordered a Revelate Tangle frame bag. The intention being to use it on my Cross Check and LHT. I got it through the Adventure Cycling Association store. It arrived yesterday and I gotta say, I'm quite impressed with the design, material, and construction. The fit isn't perfect but the bag isn't custom spec'd for my CC so it's understandable that it wouldn't fit perfectly.
I'm going to use it this weekend on a 300k. It seems like a nice alternative to a saddle bag which is hard to access while riding. And it doesn't seem to impact handling adversely like a front bag. I don't know that I'll pull my raincoat out and put it on while riding using this, but for rooting around for food or my camera it seems almost as easy as dealing with a front bag. I'm planning on doing some ultralight over-nights this summer and the combination of the frame bag and my Carradice Nelson will work quite well. I could probably get by with just the Nelson but the Tangle will give me just that little bit of space I desire. It definitely won't fit well on my Hilsen but I couldn't help but think that a frame bag made out of the same material as the SaddleSacks would be fantastic. Even a smallish one that mounted up to the HT, TT, DT junction would be great. I'm curious what others think. Anyone else out there have experience with frame bags? Between Rivendell, Carradice, Ortlieb and others there's a lot of great options for storing gear but I can't help thinking it would be nice to have a frame bag custom made for my Hilsen. http://www.revelatedesigns.com/ --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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
