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Non-Thorn Related / Re: Mounting a Carradice Camper Longflap on a rear rack.
« Last post by mickeg on Today at 05:13:39 PM »I took the first attached photo about a decade ago. Someone made this bracket to support their bikepacking type saddle bag.
And the second photo shows how I put my Pendle bag on my road bike, I used a shim and a long threadless stem, plus a wood dowel (sprayed black) that my saddle bag attaches to. My Brooks Pro lacks the saddle bag loops, so the Pendle straps wrap around the dowel. I used a 5/16 inch diameter aluminum rod to support my bag weight, but if you wanted to support the weight of a packed Camper I think the system I am showing in this second photo would not hold the weight, that was why I showed the first photo. It was pretty easy for me to bend the 5/16 inch aluminum rod to get it to fit exactly the way I wanted, but I only tested it with two kg of weight inside the saddle bag on a bumpy ride to see if that rod was sufficient to keep my Pendle from rubbing on the tire. It holds two kg (two water bottles, one liter each for weight in the Pendle for my test).
In other words, you could build up something to support the weight under the saddle bag, and a separate bracket like mine using a threadless stem (plus seatpost shim) to put the saddle bag straps on since you would lack the saddle loops.
But before you try to build something like this, I am tall enough (about 6 foot) that my saddle has a good height above my rear 700c tire, if you are shorter, you might not have the height you would need for tire clearance under the bag if you attached your bag to a stem mounted on the seatpost like I did. Note the third photo, I have the tire clearance I need.
And the second photo shows how I put my Pendle bag on my road bike, I used a shim and a long threadless stem, plus a wood dowel (sprayed black) that my saddle bag attaches to. My Brooks Pro lacks the saddle bag loops, so the Pendle straps wrap around the dowel. I used a 5/16 inch diameter aluminum rod to support my bag weight, but if you wanted to support the weight of a packed Camper I think the system I am showing in this second photo would not hold the weight, that was why I showed the first photo. It was pretty easy for me to bend the 5/16 inch aluminum rod to get it to fit exactly the way I wanted, but I only tested it with two kg of weight inside the saddle bag on a bumpy ride to see if that rod was sufficient to keep my Pendle from rubbing on the tire. It holds two kg (two water bottles, one liter each for weight in the Pendle for my test).
In other words, you could build up something to support the weight under the saddle bag, and a separate bracket like mine using a threadless stem (plus seatpost shim) to put the saddle bag straps on since you would lack the saddle loops.
But before you try to build something like this, I am tall enough (about 6 foot) that my saddle has a good height above my rear 700c tire, if you are shorter, you might not have the height you would need for tire clearance under the bag if you attached your bag to a stem mounted on the seatpost like I did. Note the third photo, I have the tire clearance I need.

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