I'm curious about this too as I'm about to start sewing my own bag and want
a TALL bag... maybe 10 inches tall. I have always used VO decaleurs without
issue but only on smaller bags.
The attraction of the VO decauleur is obviously the price... and the fact
that I already them on 3 bikes.
I
I posted this on the Lifestyles list but didn't get any feedback.
I use an Acorn Rondeneur bag on both my Saluki (62 CM/650B) with a VO rack
but no decaleur and on our Tandem (26 ) with an RBW Mark's rack and no
decaleur. It works OK, but I am considering moving to a taller bag - 250 -
270mm,
11 tall Acorn rando with Bertaud decalur, but this is also with a very
tall head tube and taller stem on a 64 cm frame.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v728/bulldog1935/Raleigh/700c/aP2050003.jpg
I think you could also make it work wiith a Nitto F-15 bag support on a
smaller frame.
A big bike deserves a big bag.
Here's my custom RuthWorks SF bag by Ely Rodriguez:
https://flic.kr/p/iJwL8X
It's larger than any stock Berthoud. It sits on a rack and is attached to
the stem by a Grand Bois decaleur. As Steve P said, this decaleur is not
adjustable.
The large volume of the bag is