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The Kriega US series is a good shout.
I have carried a laptop in mine on a number of occasions along with all my other touring gear - I'm just careful to make sure it is well padded top and bottom. The bags have proved to be 100% waterproof, and dispense with concerns about carrying heavy stuff on your back. Different sizes available to suit your needs, and they come with shoulder straps for ease of carrying when removed from the bike. Very secure on the bike.
Not sure they're so great for carrying a chain and keeping it easily accessible from other stuff - there is a netting-type pouch underneath, but not sure it's particularly strong, and the zip pocket on top seems to me to be too small for that. Put the chain in last after everything else though, and that would work. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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I'm not commuting in the big L. I ride about 25 miles in to Bristol so get some nice variation on route if I avoid the motorway.
Thanks for all the good advice.
The tail pack is something I hadn't considered. I will look in to that as well. |
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I will never put anything near my back when riding. That makes back protector obsolete.
I use Jofama tail bag. It has a slim profile and it's better then a top box regarding cross winds and motorway riding.
https://www.motorcycletravelshop.co.uk/soft-bags/65-jofama-bag-large.html
I have written off one bike with it. Me and the bag are still fine ____________________ Adrian Monk: Unless I'm wrong, which, you know, I'm not...
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Kriega make excellent stuff, even if you half-arse closing their tail packs up they are still waterproof. I have now had my Kriega rucksack for 8 years and it is still in pretty good nick (although the K decal has peeled off ) and have a US30, 20 and a couple of 10's for touring. The only downside to them is that if you use a combination of packs then it can be a faff to repeatedly put them on the bike in the morning and take them off in the evening. They come with a shoulder strap though to make it easier to carry.
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I really like the Deuter Futura 28 with its suspended mesh back. (Although I noticed other manufacturers have that now too.) As others have said, avoid carrying hard, bulky items in it. I ironed on some reflective chevrons years ago and surprisingly, they're still there through wind and rain. |
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No one has mentioned the £10 special?
https://www.xlmoto.co.uk/course-slipstream-water-resistant-backpack
Use it for commuting to work, rode to switzerland and back with it... 10 quid! ____________________ [Current Bikes - GSXR-750 K5 & C90-97 ] [Previous Bikes: Runner 125, YBR 125, GS500, Bandit 600, Hornet 600, ZX6R-99, C90-99, R1-99, XT600E-04, GSXR-750 K4, CRF250L '16] |
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Very interesting. Have you got one now? Bumf says it's 52cm x 36cm x 18.5 cm. is this the maximum dimension, or the size of a rectangular thing you can fit in it? |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 214 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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