Bike luggage

In message <[email hidden]>, Doki
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I reckon I'm going to get sick of bungeeing my rucksack to my new rack.
Anyone recommend some sort of cheap luggage that I can stick on the bike and
carry around when I get off/

For what value of carrying around? to from home/work once bike is
parked, while shopping, while going for a hike?

How much do you intend carrying?

And what is your idea of cheap?
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Chris French, Leeds

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 13:20:00 +0100, "Doki" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I reckon I'm going to get sick of bungeeing my rucksack to my new rack.
Anyone recommend some sort of cheap luggage that I can stick on the bike and
carry around when I get off/

Karrimor do a rack pack that is also a rucksack but it's not my idea
of cheap at over 30 quid on Wiggle. It is on my birthday list
however, as it would suit me down to the ground for carrying stuff
about on combined peddling/strolling family trips.

A

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Quoted message said:

I reckon I'm going to get sick of bungeeing my rucksack to my new rack.
Anyone recommend some sort of cheap luggage that I can stick on the bike

and

Quoted message said:

carry around when I get off/

I use one of those trunk things (12L capacity), Karrimor. Not cheap, it was
about £30. It's quite neat but the fixing is a pain (buckle/velcro) and no
water resistance. It comes with a shoulder strap, and if looks are important
it does resemble a hat box. If I was buying again I'd go for a small
rucksack like the Karrimor mentioned, but check out the fixings.

Rob

chris French said:

In message <[email hidden]>, Doki
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

I reckon I'm going to get sick of bungeeing my rucksack to my new
rack. Anyone recommend some sort of cheap luggage that I can stick
on the bike and carry around when I get off/

For what value of carrying around? to from home/work once bike is
parked, while shopping, while going for a hike?

Waterproof, pump, puncture repair kit. Odd bits and piecs I'd buy in town,
but nothing huge. Perhaps a change of clothes.

Quoted message said:

How much do you intend carrying?

And what is your idea of cheap?

£20ish? Should have gotten one of those Lidl jobbies.

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audrey said:

Karrimor do a rack pack that is also a rucksack but it's not my idea
of cheap at over 30 quid on Wiggle. It is on my birthday list

I used to have one of those.

Verdict: a waste of time and money. Too small for the kind of load I'd
like to carry in both modes, and far too much trouble to convert.
I ended up keeping it as my mini-backpack - even when cycling - until
some burglar got it (along with things I valued much more:-( ).

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chris French said:

In message <[email hidden]>, Doki
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

I reckon I'm going to get sick of bungeeing my rucksack to my new
rack. Anyone recommend some sort of cheap luggage that I can stick
on the bike and carry around when I get off/

For what value of carrying around? to from home/work once bike is
parked, while shopping, while going for a hike?

Waterproof, pump, puncture repair kit. Odd bits and piecs I'd buy in
town, but nothing huge. Perhaps a change of clothes.

Bar bag. On your budget, possibly this one:
<URL:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_detail.asp?ProdID=5360012012>
but see what your LBS has to offer.

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in message <[email hidden]>, Doki

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Waterproof, pump, puncture repair kit. Odd bits and piecs I'd buy in
town, but nothing huge. Perhaps a change of clothes.

Bar bag. On your budget, possibly this one:
<URL:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_detail.asp?ProdID=5360012012>
but see what your LBS has to offer.

But now I have a rack 😄. I think I'm going to get the Karrimor rack pack.
£35, but it's made for the job, and I can carry it around without looking
like a complete bod.

Hmm, but if it's like the one I've gotIn message
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in message <[email hidden]>, Doki

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Waterproof, pump, puncture repair kit. Odd bits and piecs I'd buy in
town, but nothing huge. Perhaps a change of clothes.

Bar bag. On your budget, possibly this one:
<URL:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_detail.asp?ProdID=5360012012>
but see what your LBS has to offer.

But now I have a rack 😄. I think I'm going to get the Karrimor rack pack.
£35, but it's made for the job, and I can carry it around without looking
like a complete bod.

Hmm, if it's like the one I've got be prepared to be frustrated with it
and then give up using it......

Mine is over 10 years old, so may well be different in this aspect, but
it works fine as a small rucksack, and it's ok one on the bike (though
can't easily be used with panniers). But it is let down by the
attachment system, it had nylon straps/buckles to fix it to the rack -
this is the opposite of quick and easy to remove. Eventually I just
stopped it was to much of a faff.

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Hmm, but if it's like the one I've gotIn message
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> Waterproof, pump, puncture repair kit. Odd bits and piecs I'd buy
> in town, but nothing huge. Perhaps a change of clothes.

Bar bag. On your budget, possibly this one:
<URL:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_detail.asp?ProdID=5360012012>
but see what your LBS has to offer.

But now I have a rack 😄. I think I'm going to get the Karrimor rack
pack. £35, but it's made for the job, and I can carry it around
without looking like a complete bod.

Hmm, if it's like the one I've got be prepared to be frustrated with
it and then give up using it......

Mine is over 10 years old, so may well be different in this aspect,
but it works fine as a small rucksack, and it's ok one on the bike
(though can't easily be used with panniers). But it is let down by the
attachment system, it had nylon straps/buckles to fix it to the rack -
this is the opposite of quick and easy to remove. Eventually I just
stopped it was to much of a faff.

Hmm. I'll try and find one in a bike shop and have a look at it before I buy
one then.

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 22:20:03 +0100, "Doki" <[email hidden]>
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in message <[email hidden]>, Doki

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Waterproof, pump, puncture repair kit. Odd bits and piecs I'd buy in
town, but nothing huge. Perhaps a change of clothes.

Bar bag. On your budget, possibly this one:
<URL:http://www.wiggle.co.uk/v2_product_detail.asp?ProdID=5360012012>
but see what your LBS has to offer.

But now I have a rack 😄. I think I'm going to get the Karrimor rack pack.
£35, but it's made for the job, and I can carry it around without looking
like a complete bod.

I went out hunting today - biketrax had a couple of briefcase-y things
with shoulder straps which turn into panniers.

(one at £35 and one at £60)

I couldn't find the Karrimor rack-pack, but Velo Ecosse said they
could order it in within 2 days.

I'd still like to see one in the flesh before I buy, mind you.

One assistant said the main difficlty is that folk like squishy
ruc-sac backs for when they're carrying them, and the pannier back
needs to be quite rigid to ensure it stays in place on the bike.

What I don't understand is why the makers feel that the pannier-back
needs to be the same surface as the rucsac-back.

A pannier back, with rack-mount fittings.
(flat and rigid)
B or C or D rucsac back, with back-straps
(soft and squishy)

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B ( ) D
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C

If anyone decides to take up the idea and make one, a freebie would be
nice. :-)

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