Acorn's boxy rando bag is the ideal size and I liked the idea of NOT having it tied off to the h'bars. I tend to use all the places you can grip the bars. I was so pleased with the mounting that the upper ties were never used and wound up in my misc rigging bag. After several months and well over 1,000 miles, including one longish tour, I can report the bag is quite stable using only the bottom straps, and of course the pocket over the Nitto rack. The only downside is messing around with the 4 straps each time the bag is removed and mounted. After thinking about it, I doubt the rear straps do much so I added a couple of small D-rings (Ace Hdwe; cheap) to the front area, on the bottom, and use a shock cord to hold the front down. I think shock cord gives a bit of pressure that is missing with the Velcro straps. With the bag fully overstuffed with a large cable lock, food, jacket, etc., it's stable and still easy to remove and install. I must credit Alex Wetmore with my initial motivation to improve the removability of the bag. Alex added Ortleib fasteners to his bag which may be a more elegant solution. Nailing the bottom of the bag to the rack seems to negate the need for decaulers (?) or other connections to the h'bars.
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