bike bags?

[pooks]

I followed a couple of links and ended up on a motorcycle site -- looks like they have some interesting options:

http://www.leatherup.com/product.asp...%2DSissy%2DBar

[twin]

I like the Banana bag for small stuff, Little Joe for a little more, and a Hoss for weekend camping. These bags are from Rivendell. They look good and hold up nicely. I have a Jannd handlebar bag that is new that my friend that is riding across the USA could not use because her bike is really small if someone is interested. For touring I like Ortlieb panniers because they are waterproof. I also love my Candy Bar bag from Rivendell for a handlebar bag.

[Veronica]

I like the Banana bag for small stuff, Little Joe for a little more, and a Hoss for weekend camping. These bags are from Rivendell. They look good and hold up nicely. I have a Jannd handlebar bag that is new that my friend that is riding across the USA could not use because her bike is really small if someone is interested. For touring I like Ortlieb panniers because they are waterproof. I also love my Candy Bar bag from Rivendell for a handlebar bag.

I use the Banana Bag and the small handlebar bag from Gilles Berthould for most of my rides. I keep my jacket and some extra food in the BB and tools, food and drugs in the GB. I prefer the GB bag to the candy bar bag because it doesn't sway as much. I have the candy bar on the stoker bars on the tandem

I have a Hoss on my commute bike. You can pack for a small family in that thing!

V.

[snapdragen]

I just ordered a Banana Bag, does this make me a bag girl?

[pooks]

Does the banana bag also strap on without extra fixtures?

[twin]

It helps to have a Brooks saddleso you can use the lttle metal loops to attache any of the Baggin bags.

[Veronica]

Does the banana bag also strap on without extra fixtures?

Yes. Normally I use the bag loops on my Brooks saddle and then attach to the seatpost. But if I put it on my mountain bike, I use the saddle rails and seat post. It attaches with things that look like a belt buckle.

V.

[pooks]

Good. Oddly enough the ability to strap on w/o all sorts of attachments means almost more to me than anything else right now! Plus the fact that they're so pretty, of course!

[HipGnosis6]

Speaking of panniers or bags.... I'm trying to overcome the logistics problems associated with my commute. Right now I'm only getting out for rides on weekends (and I skipped this last scorcher) because my class supplies are, well, difficult to pack. Annoying on the bus, probably dangerous on a bike: 14" 24" L-square and 24" hip curve used for pattern drafting.

Even without the rulers, my 80's vintage Traveler panniers don't quite fit on this bike as well as they did on my previous one. And they don't hold very much. I need to be able to haul a full complement of books and some sewing supplies along with a change of clothes and shoes and so far am coming up empty-handed since I don't want to buy anything without being able to look at it first.

Suggestions, ladies?

[Kitsune06]

So... uhm... Geonz...
About that Xtracycle,
Was it *really* worth the $$$? I only ask because I think after getting DGF a motorcycle for her b-day, I've earned a gift of near-reciprocal cost, so now that it seems like a real possibility, I want to know what you think of it, having had it this long.

Also, I wrote Sheldon Brown (of online infamy) to see what he thought. In his words: "Highly recommeded, they're WONDERFUL. I'm trying talk Harris into stocking them..." So there you have it.

[pooks]

A friend of mine has one and has blogged about it.

http://www.nobody-knows-anything.com/bicycles/