fitting a bar bag

[Graham1]

How do I fit a bar bag on drop bars with shimano shifters? the cables get in the way, so is there some way of moving the cables or extending them out of the way?

 

[GrumpyGregry]

on my sora equipped tourer I just push the cables out of the way, so they go down the sides of, and then under, the bar bag when attaching my bar bag with a rixen & kaul klickfix bracket. but I have very wide drop bars as I'm a big bloke.

contrary to what various doom-mongers have told me, it has zero effect, absolutely none whatsoever, on the shifting ime

 

[Spinney]

on my sora equipped tourer I just push the cables out of the way, so they go down the sides of, and then under, the bar bag when attaching my bar bag with a rixen & kaul klickfix bracket. but I have very wide drop bars as I'm a big bloke.

contrary to what various doom-mongers have told me, it has zero effect, absolutely none whatsoever, on the shifting ime

Why was my post removed?
If it was because I had linked to a bar bag that fitted drops + shifters, I wasn't advertising, and lot of other people include links to products.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Why was my post removed?
If it was because I had linked to a bar bag that fitted drops + shifters, I wasn't advertising, and lot of other people include links to products.

No idea. Suggest you draw admin's attention to your post

 

[potsy]

I use a Topeak compact bar bag with STI's and it's fine,if a little, well 'compact'.
Fits the essentials in for a leisure ride but just not quite big enough for commuting duties.
QR fixings too
.http://www.wiggle.co.uk/topeak-compact-bar-bag/?referid=frogoog&source=googleps

 

[tyred]

Why was my post removed?
If it was because I had linked to a bar bag that fitted drops + shifters, I wasn't advertising, and lot of other people include links to products.

There are duplicate posts on this subject and you've posted in the other one originally.

 

[potsy]

Why was my post removed?
If it was because I had linked to a bar bag that fitted drops + shifters, I wasn't advertising, and lot of other people include links to products.

Stop being so paranoid Spinney,your post is still there but there are 2 identical threads.

You're on the other one.

 

[Spinney]

Stop being so paranoid Spinney,your post is still there but there are 2 identical threads.

You're on the other one.

Doh!

 

[Graham1]

thank you, i have a bag that i used on my flat bar bike. i have wide bars Greg so i will give your way a try, just thought there might be some way of moving or extending the cables.

 

[John Ponting]

If you have an R&K fitting, there is a bracket extender that moves the bag forwards (rather than move the cables).


http://preview.tinyurl.com/239djlz

 

[GrumpyGregry]

I put one of them on to get the rack bag to clear something mounted on the bars. Made no difference to clearing the gear cables with Sora.

 

[PpPete]

Like others I've run Shimano shifters with a slight bend in the cable to accomodate a bar bag (on R&K mount)
Just a bit of a faff getting bag on & off sometimes, and that combined with numb hands from riding the Shimano hoods led me to try Campag Ergo shifters .... solves the cable problem at least.

 

[gwhite]

If you don't want to use the extender then it's possible to use V brake noodles encasing the cables at the hoods to bend the cables away from the bar space.