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    Glm
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    Occasionally, I want to go on rides and take photographs.

    My 'fun' camera is a Leica Digilux 2, which has dimensions of 135 x 82 x
    103mm and weighs around 700g.

    On my road bike I can carry all the bits I need for a day's ride (tubes,
    money.' phone, tools, etc.) in a wedgie and a Bento Box (which sits behind
    the stem).

    The LBSs I visited in New York didn't have anything that seemed suitable.
    Accordingly, if anyone has any ideas how I can most easily carry the camera,
    without its sustaining unnecessary shock, I should be most grateful.

    (And, yes, I could buy a smaller camera, but I like this one!)

    Thank you very much.

    Glm

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  2. Glm
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    "Glm" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Occasionally, I want to go on rides and take photographs.

    Sorry, wrong newsgroup. Forgive me. Shall re-post in r.b.m.

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  3. Chuck Anderson
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    Glm said:

    "Glm" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:7MDNc.11431$3k3.7282@trndny02...

    Quoted message said:

    Occasionally, I want to go on rides and take photographs.

    Sorry, wrong newsgroup. Forgive me. Shall re-post in r.b.m.


    What about a handlebar bag? The fact that it's suspended is a plus for
    carrying delicate, expensive electronics. It keeps the camera in ready
    reach. I carry an Olympus E-10 that way.

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    Chuck Anderson • Boulder, CO
    http://www.CycleTourist.com
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    The lack of it is common.
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  4. Gearóid Ó Laoi/Garry Lee
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    And I've always carried my cameras in a handlbar bag. I've been on more than
    40 bike tours with that and have never had a camera damaged.
    Ideally you want it padded inside the bag.
    I carry mine in a small lowepro bag inside the handlebar bag. I leave the
    top of the lowepro bag unzipped so I have quick access.
    I always carry a camera like this when I cycle, I live in Ireland where the
    roads tend to be rough and I never have had a problem. I've even carried a
    Mamiya Rb67 like this!!

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  5. Buck
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    "Gearóid Ó Laoi/Garry Lee" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

    Quoted message said:

    And I've always carried my cameras in a handlbar bag. I've been on more than
    40 bike tours with that and have never had a camera damaged.
    Ideally you want it padded inside the bag.
    I carry mine in a small lowepro bag inside the handlebar bag. I leave the
    top of the lowepro bag unzipped so I have quick access.
    I always carry a camera like this when I cycle, I live in Ireland where the
    roads tend to be rough and I never have had a problem. I've even carried a
    Mamiya Rb67 like this!!

    I carried a camera in a handlebar bag during a fun ride which went
    through a state park. At the bottom of a hill, they placed plywood
    over a cattle guard, but I figured it was easier to bunny-hop it at
    speed. Unfortunately, the camera took the opportunity to hop out of
    the unzipped handlebar bag and go careening down the road on its own.
    Fortunately, it was just a disposable. Unfortunately, all of the
    photos of that ride were ruined....

    If you keep a camera in a handlebar bag, either avoid big bumps or
    keep it zipped up!

    -Buck

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  6. TBGibb
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    In article 7MDNc.11431$3k3.7282@trndny02 said:

    Accordingly, if anyone has any ideas how I can most easily carry the camera,
    without its sustaining unnecessary shock, I should be most grateful.

    If a handlebar bag with padding won't protect enough for you consider a belt
    pack, it's suspension system is called quadriceps. You'll want to be sure that
    your sweat won't get to the camera at that location.

    Tom Gibb <[email hidden]>

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  7. Gearóid Ó Laoi/Garry Lee
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    It is the internal bag I keep unzipped, not the handlebar bag itself!!!

    I've seen a friend's camera hop down the road on a tour when he hit a bump.

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