Originally Posted by
Doug64
The bar bags, with our camera gear, wallet, passport, and cell phone always come off the bikes when we leave them. However, they were on the bike up to a few minutes before I took this picture.
Doug64 , Can you comment or photo on the spacing of bar in front of the bars?
I'm trying to understand the mounting requirements for the Ortliebs, and bag positioning. It looks like the clamp.onto the bars does not have to resist twisting around the bar, but that a cable loops around the stem (as a permanent install*) to prevent downward rotation of the bag.
Is the bar to bag gap reasonable? More than 1", even with sway?
I'm also looking at the clamping and wondering if I'd have to rewrap the bars and reposition the aero brake cables.
Any feedback you can offer would be welcome.
My immediate thought was a smaller bag than the 6L, but who knows. The price of the linked bag is pretty good for Ortliebs.
Thanks!