One advantage is that they clear rear tires better than transverse bags. Even the Junior drags on the rear tire of my size M Fargo -- mostly solved by a cardboard stiffener -- while a "wedge" of similar size would clear the tire better. And, as others have said, no rack and certainly no loops required.
That said, if Carradice bags were better known and positioned in the marketplace differently, they would probably be popular as light off road touring baggage. On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com>wrote: > I'm still thinking about setting up a dedicated mountain bike for > offroad touring. As I read journals and articles online, I see that > the various frame bags made by Revelate and others are becoming > popular. Like this one: > > https://www.revelatedesigns.com/index.cfm/store.catalog/Seat-Bags/Viscacha > > And I don't get it. Why would a bag like that, which is small and > which has a small opening so it's harder to load, be better than a > transverse saddlebag such as Carradice and Riv sell? > > I was looking at different bikes at my LBS today, and oh, look at > that, suddenly mountain bike manufacturers like Salsa are selling > rigid bikes as mountain bikes. Hmm. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > It isn't a contest. Enjoy the ride. > > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- *RESUMES THAT GET YOU NOTICED!* Certified Resume Writer http://resumespecialties.com/index.html patrickmo...@resumespecialties.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Albuquerque, NM -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
