It's a pretty minor thing, but I made a rubber mudflap<http://www.flickr.com/photos/56856126@N02/8211901544/in/set-72157632083263846/>.
The local hardware store sold sheets big enough for 3 of these as rubber gasket material in the plumbing department. Roger On Thursday, November 22, 2012 6:01:57 PM UTC-8, Robert Barr wrote: > > Tony, My sewing abilities are limited to buttons and emergency tear > repair, so I have used a small camera case in much the same fashion. Your > end product is much nicer. Bob > > On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Jim Cloud <[email protected] > <javascript:>>wrote: > >> Hi Tony, and Happy Thanksgiving to you! I think you've come up with >> an interesting way to increase the utility of your Wald basket. >> You're apparently much more adept than me with sewing custom bags1 >> >> Jim >> >> On Nov 22, 12:05 pm, Tony Lockhart <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hello all and Happy Thanksgiving! I just wanted to see if anyone else in >> > the Riv community enjoys making accessories for their bikes. If this is >> the >> > case, I'd love to see what innovative things you've made. In the >> meantime, >> > I'll post some images of things that I've made. >> > >> > During the past 2 years, I have been trying to perfect the rando bag but >> > ultimately have been displeased with its lack of sturdiness. I enjoy >> making >> > them, using them for a while, then gifting them to other cycling >> > friends--this is great because it constantly gives me the opportunity to >> > make new bags. While rando bags look great, I have yet to make one as >> > versatile as a Wald basket. And after many years of debate, I have >> decided >> > to stick with my Wald. With that in mind, I missed the tool pockets >> > typically found at the back of a rando bag. So, I recently decided to >> > create a couple of pouches to hang on the back side of my basket. >> > >> > Both pouches are 2 inches deep, 4 inches wide, and 5 inches high. There >> is >> > also an extra 3 inches of flap available if I try to over-stuff the >> > pouches. It was relatively easy to construct these little bags because >> > canvas is such a forgiving material to work with. I have plastic >> stiffeners >> > inside the bags (very similar to the ones in Acorn bags) and velcro >> > attachments to keep everything in place. While these dimensions may seem >> > small, I have all of my tools in the left pouch (inner tube, patch kit, >> > multi tool, a pair of CO2 cartridges, 3 tire levers, zip ties, and 4 >> Irish >> > straps). The pouch on the right is used to keep my cell phone, garage >> > clicker, and keys; there is quite a bit of space left for snacks, a >> saddle >> > cover, and a bandana. I'd love to see the folks at Riv create some >> > Sackville versions of these because they're extremely versatile. >> > >> > Have a look--I am attaching JPEG images to this post. Also, I'd love to >> see >> > any other accessories people make for their bikes. >> > >> > P1050496.JPG >> > 68KViewDownload >> > >> > P1050497.JPG >> > 77KViewDownload >> > >> > P1050498.JPG >> > 101KViewDownload >> > >> > P1050499.JPG >> > 97KViewDownload >> > >> > P1050500.JPG >> > 87KViewDownload >> >> -- >> 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]<javascript:> >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] <javascript:>. >> 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/mHKgPQ8cXO4J. 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.
