Advice on commuting bag
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby ShogunHy » Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:28 pm
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby dasinc » Mon Aug 12, 2013 2:29 am
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby MattyK » Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:00 pm
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby MattyK » Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:11 pm
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby limbot » Mon Aug 12, 2013 12:46 pm
Depending on how much you want to carry, the Timbuk2 Hunchback (http://www.timbuk2.com/tb2/products/hun ... rack-trunk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) is working really well for me
Looks good ( to me anyways) , holds just enough at 10/13 litres, easily installed or removed (bit tricky on a Topeak Super Tourist but nothing too hard ) and doesn't look too daggy if you're carrying it off the bike. It can actually carry a 12 pack of tinnies or stubbies and ice without leaking too
Other than that if I need to take a bit more I've got a Timbuk2 Custom Medium Canvas Classic Messenger and a Brisbane Outdoor Gear DUB Messenger
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby Crawf » Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:08 am
Have a Tubus Fly, but found my bags would keep flopping to one side, maybe it was due to crap bags? Not sure but the Fly is quite narrow on top.MattyK wrote:Also, should add that I'm pondering a neater rear rack - does a Tubus Fly work with an Ortlieb Back Roller?
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby MattyK » Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:05 pm
Bike24 (I think) mentions the Back Roller doesn't fit on the Tubus Airy, which geometrically is very similar to the Fly.
Google doesn't seem to have a clear cut answer...
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby queequeg » Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:48 pm
I am running the Tubus Airy with a pair of Backroller Plus bags. The main issue is that you need a bag that can have the hooks for the rail adjusted so they are quite close together.MattyK wrote:The Back Roller is a side pannier, not a top bag. Narrow is the whole reason I'm considering the Fly.
Bike24 (I think) mentions the Back Roller doesn't fit on the Tubus Airy, which geometrically is very similar to the Fly.
Google doesn't seem to have a clear cut answer...
This is not an issue on the Backroller Plus with the QL2 system. I am not sure about the "classic" version with the QL1 system though.
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby MattyK » Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:41 pm
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby queequeg » Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:55 pm
I have mine set so that the bag sits as far back as it will go, and slightly angled. That gives me plenty of heel clearance with my Size 46 Shimano MTB shoes.MattyK wrote:Classic (looking over my shoulder at it) can adjust the hook about 100mm apart. Would probably compromise heel clearance in that position though.
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby Grejoh » Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:17 pm
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby MattyK » Mon Dec 09, 2013 4:42 pm
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby alexander » Tue Jan 07, 2014 4:10 pm
I'm lucky enough not to have to lug any books, computers heavy stuff. All I take is my clothes and spare parts for the possible fl@. So I put on a bag. Yeah I get sweaty and sometimes the bag is heavier if I've got lunch in there. But it's nothing I can't carry. I think also if you don't have to shoulder the load, then you're more likely to carry more items, as it's not weighing you down in direct contact. Also I can use my bag for other uses, and if I'm not using the bag then I can just ride my bike, without the added weight or bulk of panniers/racks.
Good bag makers:
AUS:
Crumpler
BOgear
Skin Grows Back
USA and other:
Ortlieb
Chrome
Seagull Custom Bags
Deuter
Vaude
Reload Bags
Zugster
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby MattyK » Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:26 pm
Santa (or rather SWMBO) was kind MTX DXP bag and Topeak Super Tourist DX rack for sale cheap if anyone wants to try out this way of life.MattyK wrote:If Santa brings me that Tubus Fly then I will have a Topeak rack for sale; I have a MTX DXP bag available if anyone is interested - well loved but still a bit of life in it...
FWIW (in response to the last post), the Tubus is hardly bulky or heavy at about 350g...
Ron D Swan might go on the Aussie bag list too.
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby turtle rider » Thu Jan 09, 2014 6:30 pm
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby m1a7 » Thu Mar 06, 2014 10:22 am
Hand-made, great quality, and wide range of custom colours to choose from.
I recommend the Woodward Convertible backpack pannier
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Re: Advice on commuting bag
Postby Krellon » Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:21 am
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