Re: [RBW] Re: Leah's Bicycle Bus! (and question)

That Back-a-Bike bottom buckle isn't weight bearing and, as Doug points out, prevents flapping. Flapping and clapping panniers may not be an issue for you, so you could either go without connecting the bottom buckle (at least it's a sewn on buckle on my lassie's bags) or you can clip it round a

Re: [RBW] Re: Leah's Bicycle Bus! (and question)

Leah, I've been enjoying reading your great story. Thanks for sharing! About Backabike Bags: I think there are loops on your bags through which you can run straps. You can secure the bottom of your bags to the rack with John's Irish Straps which Riv sells. (ANY strap will work for that matter, bu

Re: [RBW] Re: Leah's Bicycle Bus! (and question)

" If I lower the bag, the clip on bottom that secures the bag to the rack becomes too low. It sits lower than the rack and there is nothing for it to grab onto." Got it. Any way to secure the bag to the rack with a bungee around it, down low? The idea at the bottom is to keep the bag from fla

Re: [RBW] Re: Leah's Bicycle Bus! (and question)

Doug, you know what? The rubber on the Specialized's tires IS dry and brittle-feeling! We got the bike Easter of his 1st grade year and he is now a 5th grader. Yikes. Ok, I'll take it in this weekend. The Islabike is new and should be fine. My tires are from 2012. I have wondered how I will know

Re: [RBW] Re: Leah's Bicycle Bus! (and question)

104 degrees, plus humidity! That's really tough. You guys are all troopers but esp. those kids. That break in the shade looks inviting. The loading problem is common when you have both panniers & a trunk bag or saddlebag. The idea of the lower (second) set of rails on the rack is to separa

Re: [RBW] Re: Leah's Bicycle Bus! (and question)

With your exuberant, happy-go-lucky, slap-stick comedy on wheels you'll have those cars lines down to nothing sooner than later! Grin. You CAN use the SaddleSack with panniers, but the panniers are awkward to access, so load them with stuff you don't mind having difficulty accessing (aka when t

Re: [RBW] Re: Leah's Bicycle Bus! (and question)

When I read the title of the thread, I thought of this story on BikePortland a few years back: Mom carrying 6 kids in her bike.

Re: [RBW] Re: Leah's Bicycle Bus! (and question)

I only have three kids on the ride home. Flat Tire and her sister are tossing their bikes in the back of Dad’s pick up. Sweet relief! I so agree with you on the parents needing to take some responsibility. I’m going to talk to Raleigh Girl’s mom first because her family will probably not bat an

Re: [RBW] Re: Leah's Bicycle Bus! (and question)

Panniers and you're good then! With abandon, Patrick On Friday, August 26, 2016 at 6:08:23 PM UTC-6, LeahFoy wrote: > > Not a trailer up that hill, too!!! > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group an

Re: [RBW] Re: Leah's Bicycle Bus! (and question)

Riv gearing was made to pull trailers up hills! (By the way, John up there mentioned it first.) And think how fast you will go up that hill when the trailer is not attached! Re: Backabike bags. I love mine, the best bicycle accessory I've bought in years. A pleasure to use, and I use them a n

Re: [RBW] Re: Leah's Bicycle Bus! (and question)

I tend to agree that a bike trailer is a pretty darn good solution for your use case. If you do decide to go the pannier route, I have a spare set that I have not been putting to good use since I picked them up from a fellow listmate a little while back - they're Swift Industries waxed canvas tan/m