On Fri, 2011-08-26 at 12:47 -0700, Forrest wrote: > Ken -- I'd like to know more about how you adapted your Arkel Big Bar > Bags to fit on front racks. Not so tough to affix them > semi-permanently, but I'm looking for an elegant solution for quick > on-and-off using a rack. I do not like the Arkel system for affixing > the bag to the handlebar, though it is rock-solid. Too high, though, > and why not use the front rack if you've got it? -- Forrest (Iowa > City)
No idea about how Arkel bags work, but the Nashbar Elite comes with a plastic KlickFix type bracket that I think may be similar. I adapted a Nashbar Elite bag for use with a Velo Orange decaleur by drilling out the rivets and removing the plastic KlickFix bracket, and installing the bag-mounted part of the VO decaleur to the bag with screws, with a plastic reinforcement behind the fabric. I also did some modification of the bag with a razor blade, cutting off some straps and removing the "floor" between the upper and lower compartments. It worked well for a couple of years, until finally the zipper failed. The zipper was always the weak part of the bag, and it was balky from day 1. -- 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-bunch@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.
