Current Projects chat and miscellany

The Carradice is a bit of an experiment. It's a bit of a faff, and there are quite a few annoyances with it (too boring to list), but it is nice to commute without a bag on my back.

I used one of those for a short while, but never really got along with it. The bracket broke in the last 10 miles on the way back from a round trip to Amsterdam. Which was anoying.

My assessment:
-It bounces a little too much for my liking

• The grub screws that hold the bracket tubes in place are a silly design
  
• 'Quick Release' is a lie. It's only marginally quicker than using the leather straps and still leaves an ugly bracket on the back of your bike when you don't use the bag.
  
  

I don't have a viable alternative for light touring on any of my bikes. So I'll probably end up fixing it and using it again next year.