Oh, and this is a tricycle: for what it's worth, the stays are more vertical because the rear-center is so short.
https://picasaweb.google.com/BERTIN753/BIKESMISCELLANEA#5665987116273041874 On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 7:28 AM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > To be as clear as possible: cinching the straps so tight means that they > remain at the top of the rails because that is where where the distance > between the rails most closely matches the distance between the straps -- in > effect, it is the dowel that keeps the straps apart and does not let them > slide downward and closer together. > > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 7:25 AM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I simply cinched the straps as tight as I could get them (used pliers on >> the second strap but not to the point of stretching the leather -- have used >> pliers often with saddle loops, too). I don't seen any strain that the >> straps would not also have with saddle loops: the straps are twisted but not >> in any way that ought to compromise them. I carried ~25 lb home from the >> store the other day (the equivalent of a full paper grocery sack plus 3 >> bottles of wine). >> >> When I say "no sway" I mean "beyond what the design of the bag implies" -- >> ie, no worse than with saddle loops. >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Karl Fundenberger < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> "No sway" is encouraging - I may try this! >>> >>> Should I worry about the longevity of the leather straps? >>> >>> How did you manage to keep the straps from sliding down the rails? >>> >>> On Oc >>> >>> >> -- >> Patrick Moore >> Albuquerque, NM >> For professional resumes, contact >> Patrick Moore, ACRW >> http://resumespecialties.com/index.html >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
