Minh makes an interesting point - if the bag itself is worth $200+, it may cause stress to leave it unattended. That said, I've never experienced any saddlebag theft or vandalism. If theft is a concern on certain occasions, I use an easy-on/easy-off Ortlieb pannier instead.
On Friday, April 19, 2013 10:42:50 AM UTC-5, Minh wrote: > > Wow you guys are a lot less paranoid then me. After the recent thread > about lights being stolen, i just can't leave my saddlebag on the bike. > even when i go to starbucks and have a mostly unobstructed view i take it > off. > > I use racks on both my saddles (a berthoud one, and the older Nitto > uplift), which makes it a little easier because i'm not trying to thread > the straps through the saddle tabs. > > I don't know how you guys do it, are the bags older? less attractive? > Maybe this is one case where my penchant for ns tweed or berthoud bags > goes against me (as opposed to the more subdued carradice colors?) > > Actually, if the store lends itself to it (a big box store, or not very > busy), i'll just wheel my bike into the store.... > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
