Brett,
The height of the stem mounted dex is governed by the length of the headtube
and
the stack height of your headset. The height of the tangs of the dex that
attaches to the bag is governed by the size of the bag and the rack. In my
case
(headtube length 14cm), the stem mounted dex sits
Well, I have an Acorn roll hanging from the back of my B-17, so that
takes care of tools and tubes, and I have a pump on the downtube.
Might see some use bringing a six pack and some Ben and Jerry's home
from the store on Friday nights.
I do want to see if Google Maps on my Droid X is usable under
I'm not sure "wrong size bag" is accurate. Yes, the bag I purchased
was not tall enough to fit the stem mounted dex, but otherwise, it was
the correct size for my rack and carrying needs. For my particular
application, the VO rackaleur was the perfect fit (and fiscally
responsible solution) for m
On Mar 24, 12:01 pm, pruckelshaus wrote:
> Well, for me, a "loaded" handlebar bag would be a windbreaker, a
> snack, my wallet (which, these days, is certainly not heavy), and my
> cell phone.
I'm sure you'll find more stuff to throw in there! boxy bags are
downright cavernous. you'll have room
On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 13:24 -0700, LBleriot wrote:
> Sorry for the confusion. When I used a stem mounted dex, the bag
> lifted off the rack a bit (because of the height of the headset/
> headtube)
Or, more like, because you had the wrong size bag.
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Sorry for the confusion. When I used a stem mounted dex, the bag
lifted off the rack a bit (because of the height of the headset/
headtube) which caused it to sway when loaded. The dex on the
integrated VO rack sits at the perfect height and the bag sits flat on
the rack. The dex merely stabiliz
Well, for me, a "loaded" handlebar bag would be a windbreaker, a
snack, my wallet (which, these days, is certainly not heavy), and my
cell phone. With that said, I've not run a handlebar bag before, so I
don't know what even a couple of extra pounds up front is going to
do. On my "fast" bike, a 7
Patrick/Steve
This makes me want to sign up for that welding class at The Crucible
in Oakland and make some of my own racks and decaleurs. Hopefully the
original poster doesn't hate us for taking his thread sideways.
On Mar 24, 2:53 pm, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 13:39 -0700
On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 13:39 -0700, Patrick in VT wrote:
> On Mar 24, 3:19 pm, William wrote:
>
> > I'm sure lots of folks feel the VO is 'just as good' as the Berthoud
> > for less than 1/3 the price, just like lots of folks feel that a Surly
> > LHT is just as good as a Rivendell Atlantis.
>
>
On Mar 24, 4:53 pm, William wrote:
> Patrick in VT
>
> You clearly have a lot more experience than I do with these things.
> Since the VO is superior to the Berthoud in the several ways you've
> listed, I'll make sure to treat myself to one when my next need
> arises.
no, no. i'm not saying sup
Patrick in VT
You clearly have a lot more experience than I do with these things.
Since the VO is superior to the Berthoud in the several ways you've
listed, I'll make sure to treat myself to one when my next need
arises.
On Mar 24, 1:39 pm, Patrick in VT wrote:
> On Mar 24, 3:19 pm, William wr
On Mar 24, 3:19 pm, William wrote:
> I'm sure lots of folks feel the VO is 'just as good' as the Berthoud
> for less than 1/3 the price, just like lots of folks feel that a Surly
> LHT is just as good as a Rivendell Atlantis.
i hear 'ya - but the Riv/Surly thing is kind of a false comparison.
th
An artisinal paper clip! Bike Snob would love that... :)
That's interesting that yours wiggles itself out, Steve. I can
imagine it happening on the roof rack with no safety pin. Hours and
hours of wiggling with no human to push it back in, I can totally
imagine it walking out entirely. Especia
On Mar 24, 1:57 pm, Brett Lindenbach
wrote:
> So, my question to Nathan and other is whether you like the fork mounted
> dex?
i used one a few years ago - worked fine until it snapped (it was an
early VO model with shoddy welding). the new ones look better. the
big issue, which LBleriot allude
On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 12:06 -0700, William wrote:
> "While the Berthoud looks very stable, I don't like the paperclip as
> cotter pin.
> For that price, it should be something more substantial."
>
> Please! Mine came with a safety pin, not a paperclip ;)
>
> But seriously, if you think something
To be clear, it's worse than that! My go fast and my Hilsen each have
their own Marks rack and each have their own Berthoud decaleur. The
gofast uses an H91 and the Hilsen uses an H121. I use one handlebar
bag for both bikes. That's $180 worth of decaleur investment.
Ouch.
I'm sure lots of fol
"While the Berthoud looks very stable, I don't like the paperclip as
cotter pin.
For that price, it should be something more substantial."
Please! Mine came with a safety pin, not a paperclip ;)
But seriously, if you think something stronger is required there, then
I suspect you haven't used one
I already had the small Nitto front rack when I bought my Acorn Boxy
Rando. I just used it with the velcro straps & never did bother with
the side attachments. The bag comes off easily enough but it was sort
of cumbersome to re-mount with the velcro. I installed a pair of D-
rings on the bottom,
On Mar 24, 1:27 pm, William wrote:
> I've used the Berthoud decaleur, which I think is the most expensive
> one you can get, and it is working great in combination with a Marks
> rack. It is not the easiest thing in the world to set up, so I was
> going to do a youtube about it, but haven't gotte
I've used the Berthoud decaleur, which I think is the most expensive
one you can get, and it is working great in combination with a Marks
rack. It is not the easiest thing in the world to set up, so I was
going to do a youtube about it, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
The bag goes between two
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 09:33, nathan spindel wrote:
> +1 to the added benefit of a decaleur with the Acorn rando bag. I'd used the
> bag without a decaleur on a Mark's Rack before, but on a subsequent bike
> build I opted to go for Nitto M-13 + VO threaded decaleur. I was surprised at
> how mu
+1 to the added benefit of a decaleur with the Acorn rando bag. I'd used the
bag without a decaleur on a Mark's Rack before, but on a subsequent bike build
I opted to go for Nitto M-13 + VO threaded decaleur. I was surprised at how
much more stable and solid the bag felt with the addition of the
On Mar 24, 8:58 am, pruckelshaus wrote:
>However, I've done some more looking around and found this .. . which looks
>like it might work.
it really depends on how picky you are. that run-over-gingerbread man
thing might work, but putting a loaded bag on your handlebars can
seriously affect han
After a number of unsatisfactory experiments, I settled on the new VO
rackaluer. The bag sits squarely on the rack and is fairly stable
when fully loaded, but I still use the side straps attached to the
bars. I gave up on the (threadless) stem mounted decaleur and Mark's
rack because the bag heig
decaleurs do have their place, but with the acorn bag, I wouldnt bother. the
acorn system is very stable and easily removable. I can take my acorn boxy
bag off in maybe 5 seconds. maybe not as fast a with a decaleur, but fast
enough.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 9:35 AM, Patrick in VT wrote:
> On
I think you'd like a rack better.
On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 7:58 AM, pruckelshaus wrote:
> I can mount something like a Mark's Rack without any problem on my one
> bike. However, I've done some more looking around and found this
>
> http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/racks-decaleur
On Mar 24, 9:16 am, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> One big reason to use a decaleur is that it provides some stand-off from
> the handlebar. Strapping a bag to the bars steals away most of the top
> of the bar, preventing its use as a riding position.
Another big reason is the quick release feature o
I can mount something like a Mark's Rack without any problem on my one
bike. However, I've done some more looking around and found this
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/accessories/racks-decaleurs/racks/rackaleur-front-bag-mount.html
which looks like it might work.
Pete
On Mar 24, 4:22 am,
I used the VO threadless decaleur with an Acorn rando bag, and it
worked fine. One exception that very low handlebars on a small bike
with a long stem may not leave enough room to clear the edge of the
bag on the flat section of the handlebars. I just raised my bars a
bit to fix that. This wouldn
The Acorn Boxy Rando Bag doesn't strap to the top of the bar. It's
lateral strings go to the bottom section of the drop on your drop bars
by the barend shifters. They work equally well with M bars. Not sure
about Albatross bars.
Rene
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On Mar 24, 2011, at 6:16 AM, Steve Palin
On Thu, 2011-03-24 at 06:09 -0700, Rene Sterental wrote:
> That is correct. No decaleur is needed. The straps to the handlebar
> make it very stable.
One big reason to use a decaleur is that it provides some stand-off from
the handlebar. Strapping a bag to the bars steals away most of the top
of
That is correct. No decaleur is needed. The straps to the handlebar
make it very stable.
Rene
Sent from my iPhone 4
On Mar 24, 2011, at 1:23 AM, Earl Grey wrote:
> The Acorn is specifically designed for a front rack (with velcro
> straps on the bottom that go around the rack), with a decaleur
The Acorn is specifically designed for a front rack (with velcro
straps on the bottom that go around the rack), with a decaleur
optional. Instead of a decaleur, you can run straps to the brake
hoods. If you don't want a front rack, sell the Acorn and buy yourself
the Rivendell Sackville BarSack and
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