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I use a super c + bagman on the back of one bike, and then on a front porteur rack on the other. I did experiment with more inventive ways like you've linked, but to be honest I've found it works best just strapped down on the rack with 2 cam buckle straps or similar
Super c and audax bags are definitely both very easy with shoulder strap for commuting etc, I clip one onto the d buckles on the top and tuck it under the lid when riding
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All good ideas, though that thorn accessory bar is a bit of an eyesore and probably lacks adjustability.
I definitely want utmost speed because each extra step that I have to do when locking up my bike tends to grind my gears easily.
I was hoping there was an easy solution I might have missed to mount a bagman on the front, as I was hoping to switch the Carradice between two bikes (and it would be mounted on the back of the other one). But if I end up mounting it on the front, I will probably buy 2, and put some Ortlieb hooks on one, and build a makeshift decaleur like so.
@Föhn : thanks, but I'm not looking for a platform, as I'll probably be using a Nitto M18. It was the QR part of the Bagman I was interested in mounting to the front of the bike.
@Nick_S : Thanks, but let me be perfectly honest here : this is 70% about fashion, and I hate Klickfix bags in that regard, with the Ortlieb Ultimate being the worst offender. The remaining 30% is about functionality, and once again these don't cut it, they're too boxy and rigid and will be a pain to carry on a shoulder strap (I hated my rando bag in that regard). That's why I was gravitating towards Carradice-style saddlebags :)