Detour Zoom camera bag

[Grog]

Anyone has experience with that one?
http://detours.us/product_info.php?c...roducts_id=183

or another of their handlebar bags?

Did it work well with your drop handlebars?

Thanks!

[Zen]

I don't have that bag but just wanted you to consider that carrying an SLR on a handlebar bag or on the rack can vibrate lens elements and mirrors out of alignment.

[Cataboo]

I don't have that bag... but it only carries 5 lbs. My slr's on the hefty side, and I wouldn't trust it in that.

[Grog]

Well it's not working out anyway because Detour can't ship it fast enough for me to get it before my trip.

The SLR is probably going to get a bit shaken up anyway but it's either that or having only the POS (which sits in my husband's jersey pockets). I'll probably figure out a way to wrap it and put it in my Carradice saddle bag...

[Thorn]

Did you look, perchance, at Topeak's little square handle bar bag? I have a larger camera (not an SLR) and it works fine for me. A lot of bike stores carry it.

I kinda liked the look of the Detours better so I was curious to your replies. For example, the Topeak has a waist belt I never use. The belt makes the little side pockets (they're on the belt) almost useless. But the detour has nice little pockets to store snacks and such.

[Grog]

Yeah, I'm still thinking about that detour bag and others, too. I might get one when I return from my trip, and report!

[Zen]

The only way I would carry my SLR on my bike is in a fanny-pack type bag attached to me.

But that just me, the kid who had to have her camera repaired because it got shaken up on the rack.

[uforgot]

But that just me, the kid who had to have her camera repaired because it got shaken up on the rack.

Wow, did that happen on the road? (As opposed to mountain biking?)

[Zen]

City riding. I stupidly had camera bag strapped to package rack.

[malkin]

I never ever had to have a camera repaired, because after 5 SLRs were stolen (sequentially) I gave up on nice cameras.

[Cataboo]

I never ever had to have a camera repaired, because after 5 SLRs were stolen (sequentially) I gave up on nice cameras.

How did 5 cameras get stolen?

sequentially?

[madscot13]

ouch

[Grog]

Got the bag! Sam at Detours figured out a way to get it shipped to me FAST. It fits my bike like a charm (it was a concern because I have a small bike and 38 cm handlebars) but it's actually quite small. My 300mm lens won't fit in it, and even the 18-55 is a tight fit on a small-ish Canon Rebel XT body.

I'll carry the spare lens in a special lens bag in my Carradice saddlebag and hope for the best. Otherwise it just never gets used, so I'll deal with the risk rather than have no chance at all to get pictures of those flamingos in the Camargue park.

Pics in two weeks.

[Cataboo]

Got the bag! Sam at Detours figured out a way to get it shipped to me FAST. It fits my bike like a charm (it was a concern because I have a small bike and 38 cm handlebars) but it's actually quite small. My 300mm lens won't fit in it, and even the 18-55 is a tight fit on a small-ish Canon Rebel XT body.

I'll carry the spare lens in a special lens bag in my Carradice saddlebag and hope for the best. Otherwise it just never gets used, so I'll deal with the risk rather than have no chance at all to get pictures of those flamingos in the Camargue park.

Pics in two weeks.

I'm looking at this bag - but I can't see how the handlebar attachment looks on any website. Can you take a picture of yours? I have flat wide handlebars on all my road bikes and I'm not sure if it'll fit on those. Then I've got soma sparrows on my surly, and I'm not sure if it'll fit on the shape of those either.

Thanks!

[Grog]

No picture, sorry, but I ordered the "extra big" attachment and it worked fine. Check their website for details, but I think the best thing to do would be to email their customer service. They were very responsive with my queries...