Further investigation:
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Hydration hose clips come in many shapes. The ones I used are on-piece molded, and I think these will be far superior to the 2-piece type that are meant to come apart.
http://www.johnhowardcompany.com/Hydration%20Tube%20Holder.htm
http://www.texnetinc.com/products/commercial/plastic.html
That’s pretty clever. I’ve been planning on using p-clamps and lock nuts for my bag/rack interface to keep folks from walking away with it (and for stability, since I’m using a bar mount bag with the KlikFix crap removed and it wasn’t designed to sit on a rack). I’ve got some hydro bags sitting in my closet, I’ll have to pull the clips off and see what I can do with em.
Tent pole clips. A quick search and there are a bunch of styles of these, but all pretty similar. Not usually as adjustable as the tube clips, but maybe better for a permanently sewn-on application?
Very cool ideas Jimmy!
Thanks for sharing
I hear this from people often yet i’ve never had a desire to leave the bag with the bike (unless touring/camping) when commuting or riding around town. Aren’t you worried that someone will rummage through your bag and just take all the things they want?
Industrial hose clips.
I wonder if you could line the bottom of the bag with 20 of those and the total clip power would hold in place.
To remove you just peel from one corner to fight the retention of them one at a time
[quote=Andrew_Squirrel]Very cool ideas Jimmy!
Thanks for sharing[/quote]
I brought an extra penpal thingy to work, I’ll hide somewhere near your door or garage and you can futz with it.
[quote=Andrew_Squirrel]I wonder if you could line the bottom of the bag with 20 of those and the total clip power would hold in place.
To remove you just peel from one corner to fight the retention of them one at a time[/quote]
I was thinking about the problem and I wonder if part of the current velcro strap issue isn’t so much that the bag bounces upward, but that as the bag shifts side-to-side the rack tube slowly acts like a wedge that separates the velcro a bit with each movement? So maybe a combo solution of clips to limit side sway + velcro hold-downs to limit upward movement would work?
Damn jimmy with the r&d
Tarcklebee nomination for most studious
[quote=NOVELTYNAME]Damn jimmy with the r&d
Tarcklebee nomination for most studious[/quote]
[quote=jimmythefly][quote=Andrew_Squirrel]I wonder if you could line the bottom of the bag with 20 of those and the total clip power would hold in place.
To remove you just peel from one corner to fight the retention of them one at a time[/quote]
I was thinking about the problem and I wonder if part of the current velcro strap issue isn’t so much that the bag bounces upward, but that as the bag shifts side-to-side the rack tube slowly acts like a wedge that separates the velcro a bit with each movement? So maybe a combo solution of clips to limit side sway + velcro hold-downs to limit upward movement would work?[/quote]On my bag I used a combo of triglide and looped back Velcro and they still come off.
I’m not sure why but it’s probably just the combination of vibration/wind/dirt messing things up.
Out of all the clips, i think the one piece hydration hose and tent pole look best.
I hear this from people often yet i’ve never had a desire to leave the bag with the bike (unless touring/camping) when commuting or riding around town. Aren’t you worried that someone will rummage through your bag and just take all the things they want?[/quote]
Not really. If someone wants a spare tube or a patch kit, they can have it I guess. Any valuables get moved from the bike to my pockets when I get off. When I ride to work I just lean my bike against my desk, when I’m out I’m not really locking up for very long (ie not locking up down the block from the bar while I get drunk, just while I have a coffee or run into a store for a snack). I understand people’s concern, just not applicable in my case.
[quote=buffoon][quote=NOVELTYNAME]Damn jimmy with the r&d
Tarcklebee nomination for most studious[/quote][/quote]
Always love Jimmyposts.
I hear this from people often yet i’ve never had a desire to leave the bag with the bike (unless touring/camping) when commuting or riding around town. Aren’t you worried that someone will rummage through your bag and just take all the things they want?[/quote]
Don’t you live in the cycling utopia of flannel and nice people?
Thanks for the awesome knowledgebomb jimmy
Seattle certainly isn’t a safe place to lock up a bike, bike theft announcements on FB seem fairly constant.
Example:
Our local bicycle infrastructure advocacy nerd, employed by the largest bicycle club in the country, recently had his brand new bike stolen and subsequently returned in this heartwarming story:
http://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2015/08/03/community-unites-to-buy-honest-stolen-bike-buyer-an-even-better-ride/
11 days after his bike was returned it was stolen again and, as of today, still unaccounted for.
Basically he has shitty lockup technique?
