[RBW] anybody use a Berthoud Decaleur?

2010-11-15 Thread William
I have a buddy who makes really nice handlebar bags. Pretty similar to Ostrich. I picked up a couple from him, and despite the cost of the bags and the front rack, for some strange psychological reason I couldn't talk myself into pulling the trigger on a decaleuruntil now. I just got in a

Re: [RBW] anybody use a Berthoud Decaleur?

2010-11-15 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Mon, 2010-11-15 at 14:07 -0800, William wrote: I have a buddy who makes really nice handlebar bags. Pretty similar to Ostrich. I picked up a couple from him, and despite the cost of the bags and the front rack, for some strange psychological reason I couldn't talk myself into pulling the

Re: [RBW] anybody use a Berthoud Decaleur?

2010-11-15 Thread Clayton Scott
I use one. The only thing I hated was the paper clip that holds the rod in. I use a rubber O-ring inbetween the center tube one the tube attached to the bag that is on the bent end (if that makes sense). Eliminates rattle and pape rclip is no longer needed. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:07 PM,

Re: [RBW] anybody use a Berthoud Decaleur?

2010-11-15 Thread Clayton Scott
Let's try this again (hit send too soon). I use one. The only thing I hated was the paper clip that holds the rod in. Instead I use a rubber O-ring between the center tube attached to contraption bolted to stem and the tube attached to the bag that is closest to the bent end of the rod (if that

Re: [RBW] anybody use a Berthoud Decaleur?

2010-11-15 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Mon, 2010-11-15 at 14:16 -0800, Clayton Scott wrote: Let's try this again (hit send too soon). I use one. The only thing I hated was the paper clip that holds the rod in. Instead I use a rubber O-ring between the center tube attached to contraption bolted to stem and the tube attached

Re: [RBW] anybody use a Berthoud Decaleur?

2010-11-15 Thread Clayton Scott
Except you still need to remove the clip to remove the bag. The O-ring does not need to be removed and on top of that eliminates rattle of rod in tubes. (Of course maybe the cippiola clip helps with rattle too, not sure about that. Never tried) On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:36 PM, Steve Palincsar

Re: [RBW] anybody use a Berthoud Decaleur?

2010-11-15 Thread Clayton Scott
Here is picture of O-ring setup: http://www.flickr.com/photos/claytonesseff/4780906703/in/set-72157624467335916/ That should explain what I was trying to say. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:47 PM, Clayton Scott clayton...@gmail.com wrote: Except you still need to remove the clip to remove the

Re: [RBW] anybody use a Berthoud Decaleur?

2010-11-15 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Mon, 2010-11-15 at 14:49 -0800, Clayton Scott wrote: Here is picture of O-ring setup: http://www.flickr.com/photos/claytonesseff/4780906703/in/set-72157624467335916/ That should explain what I was trying to say. For those unfamiliar with the Berthoud decaleur, it should be pointed

Re: [RBW] anybody use a Berthoud Decaleur?

2010-11-15 Thread Clayton Scott
Yes, it was Tony Pereira. Thanks for the compliments. And yes, it is a modified version that ommits the crossbar that bolts onto the stem. Bag to decaleur attachment is the same. On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:52 PM, Steve Palincsar palin...@his.com wrote: On Mon, 2010-11-15 at 14:49 -0800,