06-07-13, 07:11 PM
Sigh... I'm sure once I get over being such a tart about this bike I'll probably wind up with a top box and rack. It's not even as if it's a pristine example. But I definitely don't want panniers cos I always try to keep the luggage from getting any wider than the bars so I can forget about it when I'm filtering, and I really don't want all that racking stuff all over it. I know I'm just too lazy to keep taking it off again whenever a trip is done. Wish I could afford two bikes. :rolleyes
With bungees, I usually make sure they're long enough to double up so that only the cord is anywhere near paintwork, but even slight rubbing from this can damage the finish. With a Pacsafe mesh around the luggage, you have almost infinite choice of where your bungee hooks go, but then of course, you really don't want that mesh on the paint!
I had some flexible foam packing before that I wrapped around the frame and grab rails, but don't have anything like that knocking around at the moment. I'll figure something out...
I think the only way you guys are going to get discount stuff from companies like Oxford Products, is if FOC-U as a body opens an account of it's own with them. I have no real idea what their reaction to such a request would be, but might be worth trying if there's enough interest. But working in the bike trade is one way I've been able to keep my own costs relatively low.
With bungees, I usually make sure they're long enough to double up so that only the cord is anywhere near paintwork, but even slight rubbing from this can damage the finish. With a Pacsafe mesh around the luggage, you have almost infinite choice of where your bungee hooks go, but then of course, you really don't want that mesh on the paint!
I had some flexible foam packing before that I wrapped around the frame and grab rails, but don't have anything like that knocking around at the moment. I'll figure something out...
I think the only way you guys are going to get discount stuff from companies like Oxford Products, is if FOC-U as a body opens an account of it's own with them. I have no real idea what their reaction to such a request would be, but might be worth trying if there's enough interest. But working in the bike trade is one way I've been able to keep my own costs relatively low.