Is there anything that repels rodents? For instance, putting moth balls in a bag? I know there are things they like to chew on, such as electric wire insulation. A friend lost a Brooks leather saddle bag to rodents chewing on it. It only had tools, no food. Maybe they also like to chew on leather.
dougP On Monday, April 12, 2021 at 8:34:45 AM UTC-7 Drw wrote: > We have these weird mice in our area that only seem to care about breeding > and storing tree nuts. Not once have they gone for any human food...the > rats do, but not the mice. I keep several zippered bags in the shed that > have received no mice attention, but anything with an opening becomes a > nest. > On Monday, April 12, 2021 at 7:33:38 AM UTC-7 [email protected] wrote: > >> FWIW, the only way to "mouseproof" a handlebar bag of any sort that is >> used on a bike shored in a rural shed is to remove it from the bike and >> take inside your house, where, presumably, the mice do not reside. >> >> If you ever carry food or other comestibles in your bag the smells will >> attract them even after the food is removed -- even through a zipper or a >> roll up flap. They'll then chew holes in your bag to get in if there's not >> a convenient opening, and then you're done for. >> >> :) >> >> Julian Westerhout >> Bloomington, IL >> >> >> >> On Sunday, April 11, 2021 at 10:42:02 PM UTC-5 Drw wrote: >> >>> I'm looking for a medium capacity handlebar bag with a few specific >>> requirements. >>> >>> -rackless/decaleurless >>> -larger than the little tube barrel style bags >>> -uses a zipper or multi roll closure >>> >>> The last requirement is on account that the bike gets left in a rural >>> shed and any bags with flap openings, like a carradice, become mouse nests >>> really fast (also if anyone knows how to keep mice out of nesting in lawn >>> mowers, that would be great intel). >>> >>> Id have bought the velo orange mini rando bag but its sold out. Open to >>> something bigger too, like a roadrunner jammer. Would like to keep it under >>> 100$ >>> >>> I have a honey brooks conquest, green guru triangle bag, soma osprey >>> handlebars if a trade is of any interest. Also happy to pay. >>> >>> email is Dr ewbeck meyer @gmail.com >>> Drew. Los angeles. >>> >> -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bc47b108-bd97-496c-b096-ca0691e005e0n%40googlegroups.com.
