Marcootsee's self-indulgence odissey (aka this bike will be the last one)

Some random thoughts, after 250 km of mixed terrain riding, about the Carradice Camper Longflap:

Pros:

• Load it up like a bucket, with everything you’ll ever need, and you’d still have plenty of space.
  
• Get used to the laces, reject modernity and embrace tradition.
  
• Buy a couple of baguettes and discover how this loaf of bread is the perfect match for your culinary and bag-filling errands.
  
• Ride in tight spaces and door frames without the worry of getting hunged up like you’d do with traditional panniers.
  
• Remove the bag in a couple of seconds with the SQR system.
  
• Don’t bother with rain covers, you won’t need them.
  
  

Cons:

• As soon as you get off the bike and walk beside it, the bike will try in any way it can to lift the front wheel up and rotate around his updated new center of gravity.
  
• Being fixed in different points with the struts on the frame, you’re gonna miss any form of flex (and comfort) coming from your seatpost.
  
• As someone else already mentioned elsewhere, the Fairlight Secan has an undesirable tendency of wobbling when heavily loaded on the rear. This is much more noticeable as soon as you ride without your hands on the bars, even at lower speeds. Considering the usefuleness of no-handed riding, specially in long days, this is something to be aware of.
  
  

Overall, very satisfied with the product, especially when combined with the front handlebar bag.

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