Map holders on handlebar bags

[SuperGalactian]

My wife and I are gadually gearing up for cycle touring, after a lifetime of not quite finding time for it. Being old-fashioned types, we want to use paper OS maps rather than the ubiquitous smartphone. So I have a couple of questions regarding map cases on handlebar bags. Please help if you have experience with these.

(1) Do they fit folded OS maps? In researching handlebar bags, I realised that the map pockets on those from European manufacturers (ege KlikFix) are not sized for folded OS maps, even if you take the cardboard cover off the map. Can anyone name a type of handlebar bag whose map pocket definitely accommodates a standard OS 1:50,000 scale Landranger map?

(2) Are map pockets inherently losable? Those I have seen so far appear to be fastened to the bag only on the front edge. I realise that as you cycle the airstream will tend to blow it back towards you, but what happens in a strong side-wind, or when you stop?

Currently Carradice Super-C and a discontinued but still available model by Altura are my front-runners, so any comments specifically about those would be especially welcome.

 

[Oldhippy]

You can't beat Carridice in my opinion. They do everything they advertise.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Off topic but aren't Landrangers a bit big for touring? You might need quite a lot of them. And you might need to be refolding them several times a day as you move. In my touring-with-a-paper-map days (which admittedly was a long time ago) I used a smaller scale map. I don't remember exactly what. I also used to rip pages out of old road atlases.

 

[SuperGalactian]

Off topic but aren't Landrangers a bit big for touring? You might need quite a lot of them. And you might need to be refolding them several times a day as you move. In my touring-with-a-paper-map days (which admittedly was a long time ago) I used a smaller scale map. I don't remember exactly what. I also used to rip pages out of old road atlases.

That’s a valid point, thanks. I suppose it depends what sort of mileage one expects to do per day, and how many days. We were thinking of a max 30 miles per day, to allow plenty of time for poking about. Of course it’s the interesting little byroads and place names that are missing from smaller scale maps.

 

[blackrat]

That’s a valid point, thanks. I suppose it depends what sort of mileage one expects to do per day, and how many days. We were thinking of a max 30 miles per day, to allow plenty of time for poking about. Of course it’s the interesting little byroads and place names that are missing from smaller scale maps.

30 miles a day? That's like going to the shops and back, isn't it?

 

[SuperGalactian]

30 miles a day? That's like going to the shops and back, isn't it?

Funnily enough, it’s exactly like going to our nearest shops and back. But don’t you go touring to explore the places you pass through?

 

[blackrat]

Funnily enough, it’s exactly like going to our nearest shops and back. But don’t you go touring to explore the places you pass through?

Does your signature name mean you are from Galacia?

 

[SuperGalactian]

Does your signature name mean you are from Galacia?

Sure. Now back to map cases…