Patrick, While my answer may be irrelevant to your question and my experience very limited, after doing my S24O on Mt. Diablo last September with the rear large SaddleSack and front SlickerSack, one of the issues I had with the rear large bag was fixing a rear flat where I was forced to unload its contents before I could remove the wheel as it made the bike too difficult to handle otherwise. I had it zip tied to the rear rack and didn't have a cutter or extra zip ties. After that, I adapted some spare leather straps so it would be easier to remove the bag. I use it now for commuting.
One of the greatest practical advantages of panniers vs rear large bags is the ease of removing them and installing them on the bike. This was important when I did my S24O at Angel Island in 2010 and had to remove the four panniers in order to be able to get the bike on the train. There was no way I could lift the bike with the bags. I cannot yet comment on handling differences or packing advantages of one vs the other. I haven't done it enough yet. Still, from a concept point of view I've considered this setup as well as I have a set of green canvas/leather Japanese smallish panniers that would look great with my large rear SaddleSack on my Hunqapillar where I'm now trying a Pass & Stow front rack. René René On Wednesday, January 18, 2012, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Speaking of touring loads, do any of y'all favor a rear large rear saddlebag/front lowriders setup? Pro's versus con's compared to the more conventional big panniers in the back, small ones in front? I am thinking of something like two Ortlieb Packers on a Tubus Tara (the Tara clears 29+" Big Apples) in front and a Camper or Hoss in the rear -- the saddlebag supported, of course. > (I weighed today's grocery-and-mail load in the Camper and it came to 29 lb including three bottles of plonk.) > Patrick Moore, who really, really does plan to do some paved-cum-dirt-road camping with his brother this year. > >> > -- > 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 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. > -- 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.
