Before diving into the Rory bag trick, here's a picture from my ride today.
That's out on Mission Road. The one on the west plains. The bag there is attached with a zip tie on the bottom and leather straps on the back, which are strapped to my handlebar. A solution which is both inconvenient to remove and is wobbly and shaky and slidey.
So here's the fix.
Those are Ortlieb hooks. Specifically, the
QL 1 Top hooks. I used longer M5 bolts and a big washer on the inside of the bag. Rory's technical term was a "big ass washer."
On the back, I had a cargo net that had busted and it had a nice hook. So that was easy too.
Aside from making the bag easy to remove, this solution also keeps the bag in one place without attaching it to my bars.
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Big ass washer is top left. There's a hard plastic mat on the bottom of the bag.
Bonnie Mager and Pro-Emergency Services campaign signs stiffen the deal. |
If this works as well as it's looking like it's going to work, I may do a similar hack for my
Swift bag.
John, you are a mix of ingenuity and genius.
ReplyDeleteNice words Ryan. But actually, I just mostly copy other people.
ReplyDeletenice!
ReplyDeleteI especially like the signs.
Elegant in its simplicity!
ReplyDeleteI like it. I have a VO handlebar bag and a Jandd front rack, but it didn't "work" that well either. I had it customized by a local outdoor repair place, who added more loops to the bottom. If I had a wider front rack the Ortlieb clip solution might work!
ReplyDeleteShawn: do you have a rack that's more like a Nitto Mini/traditional rando set up?
ReplyDeleteYou could make the ortleib hook work on such a set up -- the hooks don't have to live in a series on a rail. Each one can be attached independently.
John: My Jandd rack is a platform front rack that is more like a rear rack for the front. Here's what it looks like:
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After riding this bag setup for while how do you like it?
ReplyDeleterigtenzin: I really like it. I use it all the time for long rides and commuting. I'm pretty surprised that it's still holding up and has turned out to be such a good solution given how simple/easy it is. Highly recommended. Thanks Rory!
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