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This week I have been mostly making luggage

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  1. steveo
    Member

    I converted a little canvas side bag to a proper saddle bag, its a little baby carradice.

    Before

    Original bag by steveo_mcg, on Flickr

    After

    Saddle bag from the rear by steveo_mcg, on Flickr

    Its only just big enough for my mid week commute, shirt unmentionables, travel towel, sandwiches and morning can of coke. My trousers won't fit so they'll need to come in on a Monday in the Carradice. Should be able to convert any small bag like this. It should do for a bar bag on long weekends.


    Bar mount by steveo_mcg, on Flickr

    Posted 12 years ago #

  2. wingpig
    Member

    You're going to need a rear mudguard for that top one unless you've coated it in Scotchguard.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  3. steveo
    Member

    I waxed it to keep it fairly waterproof but my stuff lives in dry bags any way.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  4. Min
    Member

    Very nice-I was going to ask about waterproofness too! At least you don't need space for suncream..

    Posted 12 years ago #

  5. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Now you need to apply some patches or badges to it! I've got a nearly identical bag that I thought of using for the bike. Handy for keeping my gas mask in.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  6. steveo
    Member

    Patches, that's exactly what its missing. I wouldn't put them on my good bag with my stitching it would be ruined but on this...

    How about this one (at the bottom)
    http://www.yehudamoon.com/shop.php

    Posted 12 years ago #

  7. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Or a this

    Posted 12 years ago #

  8. crowriver
    Member

    @Steveo Nice bag! While you're shopping for patches, may as well order a cycling cap too. You know it makes sense... :)

    Posted 12 years ago #

  9. Arellcat
    Moderator

    I wouldn't put them on my good bag with my stitching it would be ruined but on this...

    I seem to remember that hot wax is supposed to be a fairly effective way of applying patches to fabric. If that doesn't work, break out the Evostik Impact Adhesive (the non-environmentally friendly one that smells of pure solvent and whose packaging says hazardous to just about everything).

    Posted 12 years ago #

  10. wingpig
    Member

    What's it like when loaded as regards not swinging back towards the head tube or getting in the way of the cables?
    As it's already pre-stiffened and padded I've been wondering if the smaller of my two camera bags could be coerced into being attached to my bars, especially now that I have two small broken saddlebags' worth of bag-stiffening plastic to play with.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  11. steveo
    Member

    I must confess i've not ridden it on the bars yet, but its pretty solidly strapped on. I've used toe straps since they can be tightened down further than leather buckles . It shouldn't make much difference to the cables the outers are designed to moved around with out changing gear etc.

    Its clearer in this picture what's going on. If anything the brake hoses on this bike should stop it rocking back and the securing strap should stop it rocking forward. My concern at the moment is the strap running up and down the stem.


    Bar mount by steveo_mcg, on Flickr

    Posted 12 years ago #

  12. crowriver
    Member

    Hmm. I'd be tempted to try a mini-rack on the front there, or a basket support. You might damage your brake cables otherwise.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  13. steveo
    Member

    Nah. There is no way to make that kinda gear fit, this is a fairly long travel front suspension mtb with disk brakes.
    The strap you can see going round the brake hose isn't actually putting any pressure on it all the weight is held by the top straps looping round a dowel inside the bag. The bottom strap is just to stop it swaying too much. I am considering moving the bottom strap up a bit.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  14. Cyclingmollie
    Member

    @steveo I waxed it to keep it fairly waterproof but my stuff lives in dry bags any way.

    That's a good tip. Convert a regular pannier into an Ortlieb by wrapping the contents in plastic carrier bags.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  15. steveo
    Member

    Used it in anger on Friday night as a bar bag, kept my cook kit and food nice and safe from my overloaded Carradice...


    IMG_3907 by steveo_mcg, on Flickr

    Posted 12 years ago #

  16. Nelly
    Member

    Very nice, and if i am not mistaken thats a camper longflap with sqr on the back !! Exact same colour and setup as my ss commuting bike, they are brilliant.

    Have you tested your own brand in the rain yet?

    Posted 12 years ago #

  17. crowriver
    Member

    Nice shot. The bar bag is working well it seems. But wait: rucksacks? Your bike so needs a rear rack and panniers! :-)

    Meantime, you may want to consider one of these to support your bar bag. Even cheaper on eBay. My wife uses one on her MTB for a wicker basket, but should work fine for a bag too.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  18. steveo
    Member

    @nelly close its a Nelson long flap on the back. Yeah I use that bag for everything. Not got the home brew wet yet oddly.

    @crowriver, back packs are camel backs. It isn't easy to carry enough water to do a few hours mountain biking then make dinner with just 1.5l in bottles. I hate having stuff on my back but in this case it's quite necessary. The disk mounts on that bike foul the eyelets for a rack so i needed to bodge some thing last year with massive spacers that just worried me the whole time so until I can get a rack that fits with out a bodge its just the nelson a bar bag and some bits and pieces in the camelback.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  19. crowriver
    Member

    Ah, okay, I wondered but that makes sense. Topeak do a rack for bikes with disc brakes, not too dear either.

    Posted 12 years ago #

  20. kaputnik
    Moderator

    Convert a regular pannier into an Ortlieb by wrapping the contents in plastic carrier bags.

    Convert an Ortlieb into a regular pannier by leaving the top open and stabbing some holes in it :)

    Posted 12 years ago #

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