Hey Greg, I did the pre-order on the TourSacks and received mine on Monday - grid grey model. Read the description on the Riv site...these are not large bags. I plan on using mine for daily commuting, grocery runs of <25lbs and S24O's. I also have the Wald med basket and ShopSack combo on the front. I think with the TourSack and the ShopSack I can do everything I need to do on my Sam Hillborne.
The straps are ~10" long with 6 buckle holes, so you can overstuff the bags and have ~16" of capacity top to bottom. The bottom of the bag is ~10" wide and expands as you go up to ~13". The bags have a cut away design so you don't hit your heel on them as you petal around - a good feature but you lose some bag capacity. If you are used to a bag with a zippered top these bags will take some getting used to because the strap and buckle is low on the bag under the top flap. I'm okay with that now but at first it was somewhat hard to get to the buckle. The fabric is very nice and will not be prone to tears or rips. First class job on the stiching and detail on the bag. Should last forever. The bungee ball fastening method is new to me so I'm not sure what to think. What I have done so far is just thread one bungee ball through the top hole around the back reflector plate and fasten to the front part of the Nitto rack. It works and I can get the bags on or off in less than 10 seconds. Have not tried the bottom attach method as shown on the Riv site. Are replacement bungee balls readily available if you lose yours? (You get 4 with the bags...) Don't really want to zip tie them on the rack. Anyway, I like 'em and look forward to using them on my daily rides around town. Joel 5, 7:49 am, Mike <mjawn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Welcome to the group! Have you thought about using Ortlieb Front > Rollers in the rear? Those with the wald basket might work well for > you. I did a tour last year using OFR in the rear and a Berthoud HB > bag in front. Although I was gone only 8 days I felt like I could have > toured with that set-up for a month. > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/41335...@n00/3831147247/in/set-721576220... > > I'm sure other people besides me would love to see pictures of your SH > and your Bridgestones. > > Next week I'm finally getting out for an S24O on my Hilsen. I just > ordered a medium Wald Basket and Medium Sackville ShopSack. I'm hoping > to use the basket and sack along with a Carradice Nelson LF for this > trip. But I may end up using the Ortliebs, just depends on the weather > and how much I want to bring. > > Keep us posted on what you decide. > > --mike -- 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.
