Hi Bill, I've outfitted several bikes from Alex cycles, and have a great Ostrich saddle bag on my Viner. Any time the JY is more than 100 to the $ shopping in Japan is good. (I think most of the stuff I bought it pushing JY120 to the $). I actually ordered an Ostrich F516, then over the same weekend asked Alex to cancel my order - they're really good folks there. Ely made just what I wanted, and I like the way the top of his bag sits 3-4" lower than the Ostrich. The stiffness of Ely's internal U-box also solved the headlight problem I was shooting for.
As far as the weight question, the higher the trail, the more the bike handling is affected by front weight. My Moser is Not a front-load bike, but I carry my roadside in the saddle wedge, and all I'm using a front bag for is winter layers. Our winter temps can swing 40 degrees - 40 to 80 on a clear day. On Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 10:27:32 PM UTC-6, Bill in Roswell GA wrote: > > Alex Cycle in Japan has a number of Ostrich bags that fit the F15. The US > has a very favorable exchange rate with the Yen these days. > ... > > Cheers, > Bill in Roswell, GA > > On Friday, September 23, 2016 at 7:20:01 AM UTC-4, Ron Mc wrote: >> >> I believe Ostrich makes two rando-style bags, 8-liter and 12-liter, that >> will hang from this rack. >> >> On Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 10:34:36 PM UTC-5, dstein wrote: >>> >>> ... >>>> >>>> >>> Does extra weight on the handlebars affect steering more than if it sits >>> lower on like a mark's rack? >>> >> -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
