Go for it. Not only does it sound like a fine idea, but the Arkel Tail Rider is a great bag. I don't have one, but have looked them over numerous times. Saddlebags are great, but if you're not using a saddle with loops and don't want to use a Nitto bag clamp, there's not a lot out there. The R-14 is a better idea IMO. Had an R-14 on my Hillborne when first building it up. And may eventually have one on another bike someday. It's a excellent item. Eric Platt St. Paul, MN
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:20:04 AM UTC-5, newenglandbike wrote: > I don't have a Roadeo so take this with grain of salt, but I bet it would > be fine. The R-14 rack is not typical, being unusually well made, > lightweight and stiff. That being said, you could also look into > mounting the smaller Mark's rack- although they are normally shown mounted > to the fork, they can also be mounted to the seatstays. I have one on an > old sequoia to support a large saddlebag and it is great. > > Matt > > > On Tuesday, April 10, 2012 12:10:41 AM UTC-4, Forrest wrote: >> >> Would use rubber-lined clamps on the seat stays, and the long struts >> bolted to fender braze-ons at the rear dropouts. Could just use a true >> saddlebag sans rack, but I am overly fond of my Arkel Tail Rider trunk bag. >> It only weighs a pound, and I usually never have more than 7-9 pounds of >> stuff in it, max, often more like 5-6 pounds. But it is bullet-proof and >> waterproof and expandable, and what if I come across a box turtle that I >> would like to take home to my wife as a present (she's turtle-crazy)? >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/S3L5v4acv94J. 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.
