So, in answer to the original question, not using a period bike?
I see this is going to get expensive.
So, in answer to the original question, not using a period bike?
Ooeerr...So, in answer to the original question, not using a period bike?
I will have a go at this myself, thanks. (I have a longflap and a Super C Barley.)I've not used anything as large as the Camper - however, I mount my bags to saddle loops and seatpost, but use a short length of PVC pipe as a standoff on the seat tube strap. The pipe is wrapped with old inner tube so that it doesn't damage post or bag.
The post strap goes through the inside of the pipe.
http://johnthemonkey.wordpress.com/2011/10/13/a-carradice-bodge/
Despite the limitations, I've yet to find anything else that works as well (for me) for commuting & day rides, although admittedly, I've only used "drawstring era" Carradices. I've always packed with stuff inside cases or bags (my tools live in a tool pouch anyway, so I don't worry about them in the side pockets, for example). The ingenuity of the simple fixes for the challenges presented by using the bags on modern bikes has something of an appeal as well, for me.They did recognise the problem and fitted a drawstring attachment inside the bags. Cheaper than a radical [what is needed] redesign. The older bags, which hung more to the vertical, had a cord to draw two flaps together, more for keeping weather out than things in.
I will have a go at this myself, thanks. (I have a longflap and a Super C Barley.)
@John the Monkey Off topic but I just got diverted by your excellent blog. Love Ug Cyclist and his pre-historic, Rapha-esque to-my-eyes stance!