[RBW] Mounting a Sackville TrunkSack Large on the front rack of a Sam Hillborne?

2017-01-31 Thread Daniel Betancourt
I currently have a Nitto M18 front rack and ordered the Sackville TrunkSack Large to mount in front of the bike. Has anyone ever mounted this bag on their front rack, and if so what rack and method did you use to secure the bag? I ordered the Deluxe Porteur Rack (see liink below) to better acc

Re: [RBW] Mounting a Sackville TrunkSack Large on the front rack of a Sam Hillborne?

2017-01-31 Thread Tim Gavin
Daniel- The Trunk Sacks are designed to fit perfectly on specific Nitto racks. The snap-straps and tombstone attachment works great on those racks, and very poorly on just about any other. The Large Trunk Sack (5.25" x 11.75") won't fit very well on a Nitto mini front rack (M18, M1, M12, etc).

Re: [RBW] Mounting a Sackville TrunkSack Large on the front rack of a Sam Hillborne?

2017-01-31 Thread Daniel Betancourt
Thanks for the feedback. I guess I didn't realize that the R14 I have now as my rear rack as a front rack. If that is the case then I should be good to go except for the exception of not having the tombstone. I canceled my order for the Soma Porteur rack. Thanks again, Dan On Tuesday, January

Re: [RBW] Mounting a Sackville TrunkSack Large on the front rack of a Sam Hillborne?

2017-01-31 Thread Bill Lindsay
The tombstone version of the R14 was optimal for the large trunk sack and for the large saddle sack. The non-tombstone version is better as a saddlebag support for other saddlebags, and often is preferable for a rear basket. Maybe you should find someone with the tombstone version to trade wi

Re: [RBW] Mounting a Sackville TrunkSack Large on the front rack of a Sam Hillborne?

2017-01-31 Thread Daniel Betancourt
I didn't realize they made a Nitto R14 with a tombstone. I found one online (see link below) and ordered it. I plan on buying the wife a Riv bike later this year and can just keep the R14 I have now with no tombstone for her bike. http://www.bikemania.biz/nitto-r14-rear-bicycle-rack.html Thank

Re: [RBW] Mounting a Sackville TrunkSack Large on the front rack of a Sam Hillborne?

2017-01-31 Thread 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch
Dan, are you sure the rack you ordered has the tombstone? The link you provided includes this sentence: This product does not come with the vertical loop "backstop". That would be the tombstone. If you haven't already, you might want to double check with bikemania. On Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Re: [RBW] Mounting a Sackville TrunkSack Large on the front rack of a Sam Hillborne?

2017-02-01 Thread Daniel Betancourt
I was alerted to that yesterday and contacted them to confirm the rack does NOT have the tombstone and canceled my order. Thanks for the heads up. Dan On Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 10:13:01 PM UTC-5, Mark in Beacon wrote: > > Dan, are you sure the rack you ordered has the tombstone? The link y

Re: [RBW] Mounting a Sackville TrunkSack Large on the front rack of a Sam Hillborne?

2017-02-01 Thread Ron Mc
Bikemaniabiz is not a hugely reliably vendor. They don't maintain inventory - order, receive, repackage and ship. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send

Re: [RBW] Mounting a Sackville TrunkSack Large on the front rack of a Sam Hillborne?

2017-02-01 Thread Minh
Dan, FWIW i used that bag on an R14 without the tombstone and it was fine, a little floppy if the bag was empty. My plan was always to make a stiffener for it but never got around to it before selling the bag. On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 4:41:16 AM UTC-5, Daniel Betancourt wrote: > > I wa

Re: [RBW] Mounting a Sackville TrunkSack Large on the front rack of a Sam Hillborne?

2017-02-01 Thread Daniel Betancourt
Is your R14 mounted in the front of your bike? On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 2:53:04 PM UTC-5, Minh wrote: > > Dan, > FWIW i used that bag on an R14 without the tombstone and it was fine, a > little floppy if the bag was empty. My plan was always to make a stiffener > for it but never got a

Re: [RBW] Mounting a Sackville TrunkSack Large on the front rack of a Sam Hillborne?

2017-02-01 Thread Daniel Betancourt
Is your R14 mounted in the front of your bike? On Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 2:53:04 PM UTC-5, Minh wrote: > > Dan, > FWIW i used that bag on an R14 without the tombstone and it was fine, a > little floppy if the bag was empty. My plan was always to make a stiffener > for it but never got a