tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261828531287706924.post3326088981692732878..comments2023-11-28T00:18:32.675-08:00Comments on the curious randonneur: Randonneur Handlebar Bag Stiffener à la Dr. Codfish (and others)CurioRandohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18354443718492103119noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261828531287706924.post-43337361270003264442011-02-14T15:30:21.799-08:002011-02-14T15:30:21.799-08:00It is the absence of really good, well-lit photos ...It is the absence of really good, well-lit photos that has prevented me from a review of the bike. That, and I did want to wait a while to get to know her. Thanks for the urging. I will get to it soon. <br /><br />As to the saddle, I think my butt would argue it is it that has been broken in!CurioRandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354443718492103119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261828531287706924.post-80260543975816617062011-02-14T09:25:58.865-08:002011-02-14T09:25:58.865-08:00That saddle sure looks broken in!That saddle sure looks broken in!Jansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223931868618205846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261828531287706924.post-47880790214205781712011-02-11T10:35:49.649-08:002011-02-11T10:35:49.649-08:00I'd second the depth review request.
I'...I'd second the depth review request. <br /><br />I've had the good fortune to have both a 650B machine and a 700C machine (each built to similar specs and identical fit/handling target), and I'd be interested indeed in your experience. I know I've developed a strong preference for one or the other depending on the ride for the day....<br /><br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Will<br /><br />William M. deRosset<br />Fort Collins, COWMdeRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531125254328045995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261828531287706924.post-80735818281460898292011-02-11T09:42:48.902-08:002011-02-11T09:42:48.902-08:00Damn, that is one fine looking bicycle! You are c...Damn, that is one fine looking bicycle! You are coming up on a year anniversary in the next few months are you not? Certaily you have anough miles under the saddle to produce an in depth review of your bike; how it performs compared to the fantasies you entertained befor. I for one would be happy to hear your take on 650b. Also, your thoughts on the geometry, and any other aspects that come to mind. You know, the 'If I had it to do over again' analysis. <br /><br />Yr Pal, Dr CDr Codfishhttp://www.drcodfish.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261828531287706924.post-65669974514996180632011-02-10T16:47:36.955-08:002011-02-10T16:47:36.955-08:00Good catches, Will. I edited, hopefully making thi...Good catches, Will. I edited, hopefully making things a little more clear. And thanks for reminding me of Kent's contributions. <br /><br />In 1976, for our very first cyclotour and of a tender age (16?), my school chum sewed his own panniers. It was a trip down the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Towpath. When we arrived in D.C., the city was festooned with Soviet flags honoring Brezhnev's state visit. My friends panniers were certainly more suitable for cyclotouring than my early Cannondales. He was quite the handy seamster way back then!CurioRandohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18354443718492103119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8261828531287706924.post-66858719664339489752011-02-10T10:56:03.637-08:002011-02-10T10:56:03.637-08:00Dear CurioR.,
Others (including Kent P.) have pos...Dear CurioR.,<br /><br />Others (including Kent P.) have posted on building full coroplast bags. Mine was a nylon knockoff of a GB25. I use a partial coroplast top frame to stabilize the bag. <br /><br />Dylan's bag was a modified (and likely improved) instance of the bag pattern I posted. He and Grace sure did a better job sewing it than I did! They did use a full coroplast stiffener.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />WillWMdeRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531125254328045995noreply@blogger.com