(Hmm... I tried posting this a couple of days ago but it didn't go through for some reason. Let's try it one more time.)
The weekend before last I picked up a used medium saddlesack from another poster on this list (thanks again, Dave, for a very pleasant transaction). As an Oakland resident who often often locks his bike on the street for short periods of time, though, I became concerned that someone would steal my oh-so-fancy-looking bag, even if it were chained and ziptied to my bike. After some consideration and some helpful criticism from my partner, I decided on the quick-release approach. However, at $96 + tax, the Nitto Grip <http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/r13.htm> that Rivendell sells is just too much an extravagance for me. After all, that's almost as much as I paid for the bag! So, off to the hardware store I went, and two happy afternoons later, here's what I came up with: <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-aeGKazwuqLY/VCmidHiXJuI/AAAAAAAAB5U/2Isd4vR1dMU/s1600/IMG_5445.jpg> For the record, yes, I basically copied the Nitto design as best I could and also took some cues from someone who had made the same sort of thing and posted it on Flickr. So I can't take any credit for the design, except perhaps for the idea to bar-wrap the PVC tube that the QR skewer skewers. Anyhow, if you don't count the cost of the drill bits and tap (which I wanted to have anyway) nor of the QR skewer (which I had already), the total cost of the mount was about $15. I'm sure it's not quite as sturdy as the Nitto mount, but so far it's proved capable as well as convenient. All of this to say that it can be easily and cheaply done, and it makes a fun Sunday afternoon project. More pics here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/37784914@N02/sets/72157647694465480/ <https://www.flickr.com/photos/37784914@N02/sets/72157647694465480/> Parts list: - about 18 inches of aluminum flat bar - two 5mm allen screws w/ lock washers - one 5-inch length of 1/2" PVC - a long QR skewer - some cotton bar tape and twine Tools I used: - hacksaw - ancient B&D drill w/ new 5mm and 4.2mm bits - 5mm tap - various metal files - ruler -- 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.
