I'm also a person that the B17 doesn't work for. A B17-N is much better. A Brooks Swift is perfecto. I've not tried a Swallow but, as I recall, the Swift/Swallow dimensions are similar. -JimD
On Mar 20, 2014, at 8:08 AM, john <johnco...@comcast.net> wrote: > Thanks Steve. These are the specifics I'm after. Perhaps I'll try a B.17N. My > Sitz are 115M wide, so I definitely do better on a narrower saddle, > especially as my bars are a tad lower than my saddle. > > On Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:06:20 AM UTC-7, Steve Palincsar wrote: > On 03/20/2014 02:46 AM, john wrote: > > Steve: > > > > The B.17 has bag loops, of course, but if I choose to ride a different > > saddle (heresy, I know) without bag loops, I can either choose to > > attach a saddlebag with aftermarket loops such as the VO, or carry my > > stuff in a different fashion. I was trying to determine how the loaded > > trunk rides versus the loaded saddlebag. > > I asked about the B.17N, the narrow version of the B.17, specifically to > suggest it: everything you like about the B.17, only narrow. > > Loaded trunk bags are far more noticeable than a loaded saddlebag, a > very noticeable tail-wagging-the-dog feeling. A loaded saddlebag is > almost unnoticeable in my experience except when rocking the bike out of > the saddle, but a heavily loaded trunk bag really feels like it's > wagging the back of the bike. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
