Paul: Does your front rack position the bags as low riders?
dougP -----Original Message----- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of pcooley Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 7:04 AM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Has Anyone Tried OYB bags? I should have asked before I ordered them, but has anyone tried the OYB Normal bags? They are here: http://www.outyourbackdoor.com/article.php?id=198 I mounted a Velo Orange rack on the front of my Riv, and it worked OK with my Arkel front panniers, but then I switched the brakes to the high profile cantis. Oooops. Now the Arkels won't fit because they hit the brake arms. I ordered the OYB bags because at 8 by 10 by 4, they should fit. I just can't quite tell where the straps are to mount them. If they're in just the wrong place, they might end up hitting the brakes anyway. I was thinking the adjustability of the Carradice Super C panniers would allow me to avoid the problem, but I've put too much money into the bike recently. We're not in immediate danger from the economy, but I'm starting to think I should put money in the bank rather than the bike right now. (Or maybe under the mattress). I thought I would start on the cheap end of canvas panniers. It is nice this guy is repurposing old military bags, though they do sort of look like they've been through a war. I feel like quite a piebald biker already with my original Baggins panniers, Carradice saddlebag, and Ostrich handlebar bag. If I ever win the lottery, maybe I'll get a matching set. Paul Cooley http://carfreefamily.blogspot.com Santa Fe, NM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
