Handlebar bag support
01-10-22, 05:59 PM
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For heavier loads, you need to move the weight onto the back of the bike.
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That's a big win, though he might want to use dirt drops and 650c wheels to lower the center of gravity.
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Whether it works or not is superfluous...it is whether or not it FITS.
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But that's only a half twist. Need the other half to get the leather side out at the toaster bottom corner.
Back to that extension cord - skip it. Go 18V lithium. (Granted not all of us want to wait until lithium batteries qualify for C&V but they will.)
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Bottle generator ftw!
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I have been in Neal's bike cave. He's got moldy toestraps, the Wheel Grotto is moldy, the handlebar storage area is moldy...
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I had one of these when I was in high school. Sadly, my dad probably didn't know what it was and tossed it out when he was cleaning the garage.
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I've been considering a small handlebar bag for longer rides instead of my usual close-to-home rides; but the lack f something like shown in posts 1 & 8, which could be moved bike-to-bike without tools, is what is stopping me. 
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Check out the Rodriguez Touring Bike in What its worth forum. Looks like the holder that came with the Kirtland handlebar bag? I had one of those years ago and always found it too bouncy, even with a bungie. I still use the bag though - some 45 years later.
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for a small bag on your bars no supports are needed.
Given the right bag.
edit: never thought WILDWOOD would have a relevant input on a "bag" thread. Chicken Little is\was right....
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Another alternative is no front bag at all!
For those that follow The Rules, no bags are allowed, just stuff what you need in your jersey pocket.
There's a continum from no bag to B.A.B.* Obviously bigger bags require more support.
Bag on the left is >22 liters!
*Big A$$ Bag
For those that follow The Rules, no bags are allowed, just stuff what you need in your jersey pocket.
There's a continum from no bag to B.A.B.* Obviously bigger bags require more support.
Bag on the left is >22 liters!
*Big A$$ Bag
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True, but I see the bag in your picture blocks using the center of the bars as a hand position. The support in post #8 (but not the one in post #1) places the bag far enough from the bar. I tend to ride up top a lot. I seem to recall the product in post #8 used to be commercially available, but I presume no longer?
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True, but I see the bag in your picture blocks using the center of the bars as a hand position. The support in post #8 (but not the one in post #1) places the bag far enough from the bar. I tend to ride up top a lot. I seem to recall the product in post #8 used to be commercially available, but I presume no longer?
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. Short of a tour.Rules = everyone knows I'm too stupid to follow Rules. Too crazy to care.
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It would not surprise me if you were serious. If I had confidence in sourcing and selecting the correct tubing -- strong enough to hold, soft enough to form -- and the right bender, it might be fun.
I seem to recall something about filling tubing with sand before bending it, to prevent collapse?
I seem to recall something about filling tubing with sand before bending it, to prevent collapse?
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True, but I see the bag in your picture blocks using the center of the bars as a hand position. The support in post #8 (but not the one in post #1) places the bag far enough from the bar. I tend to ride up top a lot. I seem to recall the product in post #8 used to be commercially available, but I presume no longer?
. My experience anyway.
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The smaller end of the 'useful' front bag continuum was underrepresented. IMHO The OP bag in #1 didn't appear oversized, a tubular spare tire might have braced it out nicely for a few other necessities. . Short of a tour.
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The takeaway isn't that this is the be all end all of how to support a front bag. It's a neat, portable solution to a particular confluence of factors. The fact that many others have posted similar vintage solutions that are no longer in production tells me that some people might benefit from making their own support as we did. It's not that hard to do, is relatively inexpensive, and works quite well on decent road surfaces. I'm sure Andy will try it out on rougher roads at some point and we'll see how well it holds up.
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Gugie's right. Sometimes a home brew, practical solution just serves.
Check out this post from Lascauxcaveman and what he came up with: https://www.bikeforums.net/21069959-post4.html
I was able to comfortably carry reasonably weighty loads (two glass half gallons of milk) with this setup:
Check out this post from Lascauxcaveman and what he came up with: https://www.bikeforums.net/21069959-post4.html
I was able to comfortably carry reasonably weighty loads (two glass half gallons of milk) with this setup:
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Yeah, jersey pockets is definitely the way to go.
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I think you mean toaststrap.
Back to bags, has anyone used one of these Alpkit Gravel bags? Kind of a neat minimalist design, and fairly economical. Easy to move between bikes too. I am wondering how well it would stay put.
https://us.alpkit.com/products/gravel-handlebar-bag
Back to bags, has anyone used one of these Alpkit Gravel bags? Kind of a neat minimalist design, and fairly economical. Easy to move between bikes too. I am wondering how well it would stay put.
https://us.alpkit.com/products/gravel-handlebar-bag
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So is someone going to come up with a catchy acronym for this Handlebar Bag Support group? And an easy to Google website for our less gifted bags?