On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:06:08 -0400, K3 wrote:
> Datesfat Chicks wrote:
>> If you rest the bags on the rear seat as designed, they won't
>> normally go under the bike because they are restrained at the top
>> from going "outward" and typically restrained at the middle by bike
>> trim to prevent them from going "inward". They are normally stiff
>> enough that that prevents them from moving inward and contacting
>> the wheel or tire. However, if have a bike without a lot of trim
>> under the seat and in addition you put the wide straps under the
>> seat ... I see your concern. Datesfat
> So, do you think the dowel thing will work? Place the dowel between
> the 2 bags under the bike so that they don't pull toward each other.
> I'm ordering the small saddlebags, so I don't think I'll have to
> worry about the dowel being too low and too close to the wheel. Am
> I thinking right? Am I forgetting anything? I think it'll work(?).
What about tar snakes? I'm sure the dowel would provide a convenient
handhold for one to latch onto your bike. If you look at OEM bikes
and their luggage, you'll see that handholds for tar snakes are kept
to a minimum.
I don't have relevant motorcycle experience, but I did crash a bicycle
due to light-duty panniers. I was sailing down the twisty access road
to Indianhead Ski Resort in the UP the day before joining a package
tour starting from there. I had camera equipment in the saddlebags
and was sashaying from one side of the lane to the other, avoiding tar
snakes successfully I thought, but one of them did manage to climb
aboard. The extra weight bent the plastic backing of the right hand
pannier, which wasn't stiff enough really, and it got tangled up in
the rear wheel. While forward motion persisted, I managed to keep the
bike upright, but then I had to get up, pick the rear wheel up off the
ground, turn around, and carry/push the bike back up the mountain,
which was no fun, plus I had worn through the tire casing, popped the
tube, broken a spoke, shoved the wheel out of true, and IIRC snapped
the flimsy luggage carrier. The panniers and camera were OK,
however. I managed to replace the tire and tube at a nearby bicycle
shop, so the tour was not a washout. Your mileage may vary.
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>> If you rest the bags on the rear seat as designed, they won't
>> normally go under the bike because they are restrained at the top
>> from going "outward" and typically restrained at the middle by bike
>> trim to prevent them from going "inward". They are normally stiff
>> enough that that prevents them from moving inward and contacting
>> the wheel or tire. However, if have a bike without a lot of trim
>> under the seat and in addition you put the wide straps under the
>> seat ... I see your concern. Datesfat
> So, do you think the dowel thing will work? Place the dowel between
> the 2 bags under the bike so that they don't pull toward each other.
> I'm ordering the small saddlebags, so I don't think I'll have to
> worry about the dowel being too low and too close to the wheel. Am
> I thinking right? Am I forgetting anything? I think it'll work(?).