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russmeyer
@sensom
So - the decaleureur:
Take one silly MTB Light mount rail thingy available on eBay. Ignore the bullshit placeholder stem, it hurts me to look at as much as it does you.
Cannibalise the raill of an Ortlieb QL2.1 pannier. The reason for using this rail is that that it supports the 20mm hooks, whereas the earlier model only goes up to the width of a bee's dick.
Solder that shit through like you normally would...
And you got yourself a rock-steady bag scenario. Went over some pretty hectic ground in Gippsland over the weekend, including a very quick descent down a logging track which was rutted to all fuck. The bag does hop up at the front a tad on the very rough stuff, but for the rest of the time it was pretty much glued in situ. Next hacks will be a hook on the bottom towards the front that holds the rail, and potentially an aluminium plate which sits within the bag and goes around the inside to stiffen the whole thing.
Ideas for the rack hack came from various similar things on the internet, but I'm not sure I've seen this particular rail used. As with anything, I stand to be corrected..