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question about Carradice saddlebags (Barley)
Howdy - I am considering getting Carradice Barley bag for my touring
bike (Novara Randonee). I hope that it will provide somewhat flexible storage - small enough to keep it on a bike for most short rides - yet big enough for say 80+ miles unsupported ride. My bike has Books B17 saddle. I never had a saddlebag on my bike so I am a little concerned about two issues: 1. bag interfering with/grazing the back of my thighs 2. bag swinging back and forth and thus dissipating energy I know that Carradice makes SQR support that will raise the bag and move it back - away from legs. There is also support (with QR and permanent mount) called Bagman. Both might be a good addition - not only because of potential contact with legs but also because that would allow some unobstructed storage on top of the rack (duffel bag etc). TIA for any comments/pointers, JT PS. To landotter: it seems that I finally saw the light and decided to use my TOURING bike for what it was built for - longer distance rides. Put back the rack on it and pretty soon it will get permanent set of fenders ;-) |
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question about Carradice saddlebags (Barley)
On Apr 29, 7:27*am, Woland99 wrote:
Howdy - I am considering getting Carradice Barley bag for my touring bike (Novara Randonee). I hope that it will provide somewhat flexible storage - small enough to keep it on a bike for most short rides - yet big enough for say 80+ miles unsupported ride. My bike has Books B17 saddle. I never had a saddlebag on my bike so I am a little concerned about two issues: 1. bag interfering with/grazing the back of my thighs 2. bag swinging back and forth and thus dissipating energy I originally bought a Carradice for use while riding my folding bike on vacation. I liked it well enough that I now also use it on the bike I use for general recreation, which is a Cannondale touring bike. First, the capacity is nice, although I've long gotten by with less space because I use a handlebar bag (and still do). I like the look of the Carradice, which is either classic or fredly, depending on your viewpoint. In standard position, the bag barely touched the backs of my thighs, which didn't bother me. Since it straps around the seatpost, it doesn't do much swinging either. I rode for, oh, two years or so with the bag in stock configuration. But the center part of the Carradice did sit on my rear fender. If I had no fender, it would have scraped the tire. Also, my saddle had no bag loops, so I added some aftermarket ones that clamp onto the saddle rails. That meant moving the bag from one bike to another meant fighting with the straps in the tight space under my saddle, a finicky operation. Others have addressed these problems with "Carradice hacks." See http://www.wallbike.com/content/carradicehacks.html This winter, I did my own Carradice hack. It's more elaborate - a fairly simple internal tubular frame that the bag hangs from, a bracket with inverted dropouts that stays on the saddle, a quick release to clamp the bag to the bracket, and a standoff from the seatpost. The bag is absolutely steady now, a load won't make the bag touch the fender, and the bag can be removed in ten seconds. My arrangement does what the SQR support does, but (I think) better. I can post photos later if you're interested. - Frank Krygowski |
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