So the Lone Peak Micro bag arrived in Red today. It looks okay, clean sides and all, plus it has the bungee top which greatly influenced my decision to buy it. I have a large olive Sackville trunk bag on my Bomba, and would have bought the smaller one but all they had in stock was olive. Hmmm..... not another olive, tan yes ! Olive , no. For my upcoming custom I'll get a tan one if/when they are in stock, but these LP bags are adequate for what they are.
These are nice in that they are made for mini racks, including the extra loop to go over the mini rack hoop. Plus it matches the forward angle, and the velcro straps are in the right places. So for $50 bucks I got a 50 buck bag, very good ! While some readers may scoff at the fabric or the style and such, not everyone does and I bet some people have looked for an alternative to the Sackville rack top bags. Maybe you don't need or want bling for a certain bike. I couldn't find any other mfr who made a bag just for the mini rack, I only found this by sifting through all the nice but non-relevant options. The rack has a slight down tilt to it. No hacksaw @hand and for now it's close enough. I only see it when I look at it anyways ! The little bag in the water bottle is a Timbuk2 seat bag I've had a long time. I used it to store some tools and such. I used to have on the rear saddle of the Bomba but thought I'd try it elsewhere, it fits into a bottle cage holder just fine. It's .75L. I saw Wolf Tooth has what's called a B-Rad , for "Bottle Relocation and Accessory Device". I may play with it some and see if I could eliminate a rack and top bag altogether for my upcoming custom Franklin part duo. Likely not, but what the hey .... it's all play anyways so fun it be ! Play with the clay ! An interesting place to put stuff would be in the upper triangle behind the seat tube. I wonder what I could fit in there ? I can relocate the pump just fine. It would have to be something non-velcro though, it just looks awful wrapped around frame tubes. It makes it look like a bandaged bike, no way ! If I had three bottle braze-ons there it "might" fit a King Manythings cage, which could hold a bag. I don't think there's enough vertical space however. The lower downtube has width considerations to be clear of the rings. I bought a cheap "cargo cage" from Amazon but am returning it as it's very cheaply made and the "stainless" steel is of the lowest grade I've ever seen. Hah .... another "I got schnookered by the Jungle" purchase ! I bought a so-called Rain Trekker jacket from MontBell . It's made from some supposedly super breathable and highly water resistant Gore Infinium Windstopper stuff. It's seam taped, been tested to be waterproof for extended periods. I thought it had 16.5" pit-zips like their other similar model, but this year they changed the fabric to Gore and eliminated them on this model. I'll just have to test it to see. If I can I'd rather not have the complexity of the extra zippers anyways and while they may help some, they don't compensate for fabric that doesn't breathe worth crap in the first place. This jacket supposedly does breathe well without them. Every jacket I've had with pitzips was a roaster and the zips didn't help. I'm a sucker for certain shades of yellow anyways, so I love the color of the MontBell.. It also has a greatly adjustable hood that won't flop around in the wind. It's not a "Cycling jacket" either, it's just called a Rain Trekker for anyone active outdoors, and it comes in at a cool 7 ounces, very squashable ! My main 3-layer "waterproof mostly" Cloudveil jacket I've had for some 15 years and the hood has always driven me nuts as it's cut too far forward of the forehead and can't be adjusted back. If I can wear the MontBell instead of it I'd be happy ! It also has a nice athletic cut, trim around the waist and ergonomically roomy around the upper body, with long sleeves. No body ride up or dragging anywhere, it's brilliant ! I should have carried it today as I was sprinting between rain clouds, at least it was warm enough not to freeze. My go-to not-a-rain-jacket has been a system of a Outdoor Research hooded windbreaker and a Mountain HardWear windbreaker vest. At least when I got soaked the wind wouldn't freeze me ! That got old though ..... so a MontBelli-ing we-a-go ! Ho-ho-ho ... Merry Christmas Everybody ! Every Day and don't you forget it ! "message too long" popup ..... sheesh ..... is there a shortage of "cyberspace ? Isn't THAT laughable ! I'll post the pics separate. -- 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/901ec076-c043-432a-90ed-a8d6b2348e61n%40googlegroups.com.
