I have only used the Acorn Boxy but like it alot. It requires the front rack you already have, but no other mounting hardware. It is very stable, easily attached (with 4 velcros below and two cords around the brake hoods) and easily moved from bike to bike, or to carry with you. Only used in short rain rides so far, so I have no input for you there. http://www.flickr.com/photos/79695...@n00/4601203765/in/set-72157607471577085/
On Jun 10, 12:22 pm, Rob Harrison <robha...@gmail.com> wrote: > The one remaining thing I need to complete my Saluki ("Sure, sure" you > say!) is a handlebar bag. What's your favorite, and why? > > I will use it on increasingly longer rides in variable weather (I'm in > Seattle!), carrying a Panasonic GF1...or a Voigtlander Vitessa on my > film days...jacket, rain-chaps, sandwich, banana, and so on, and > possibly an S24O later in the season. I have a Berthoud 786 saddle > bag, which is large enough for tools and an extra tube, etc. and could > be used in conjunction with a smaller bag up front, or left at home if > I have a larger bag. Having sold my motorcycle, cost is not so much of > a consideration. It's going on a 62cm Saluki on which I have the bars > set quite high, so there is approximately six feet of room between the > Mark's rack and the handlebars.... I'm not married to the Mark's rack, > if a smaller bag hanging off the bars will work. > > For summer day-long rides something small could work. Just need room > for food and camera. For the rest of the year, I'll need additional > space for clothing. > > I've been eyeing these larger ones: Inujirushi, Acorn boxy rando, > Berthoud 28, and these smaller ones: Berthoud 192, Acorn medium > handlebar bag, Sackville BarSack and Ortlieb Ultimate 5. Being rain- > proof is a serious consideration, 'cause as you know it rains eight > months of the year here. A rain cover would do fine though, because it > does NOT rain for the other four months. :) I like the idea of waxed > canvas, as long as it'll keep the camera dry. > > Here's the bike: <http://www.flickr.com/photos/robharrison/4673037719/ > > Fenders arriving tomorrow, according to UPS! > > Thanks for your consideration. > > Rob in Seattle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.