tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post4206480767693767251..comments2012-02-14T09:47:59.224+00:00Comments on MCRcycling: Carradice Pendle ReviewDr C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10234078254243840589noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post-76429849549592472322011-04-07T18:45:51.103+01:002011-04-07T18:45:51.103+01:00Excellent item and write up - I'm sold.
Hope i...Excellent item and write up - I'm sold.<br />Hope it says more about my taste than age tho ;)<br /><br />I can picture a very small padlock going through one of the leather straps to make it 'almost permanently' fixed and more secure.<br />One of those hand held leather hole punch things should do the trick - again, usually owned by men of a certain age!Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18294287936163317642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post-71801047305068289202011-04-07T12:03:19.272+01:002011-04-07T12:03:19.272+01:00I love Carradice - I favour a Low Saddle on my com...I love Carradice - I favour a Low Saddle on my commuter (the Nelson's slightly less tall sibling). Incredibly practical, although I wish they had an organiser pocket inside (like the Super-Cs) at times.<br /><br />They're the perfect companion to a Brooks, although I use mine with a Fizik Aliante & ViVa bag loops on my SCR2.0 as well. <br /><br />I unstrap mine whenever I leave the bike - I find it doesn't take that long, although it's a bit hard on the straps.John the Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048680743149584464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post-12890032665083125752011-04-07T09:07:12.776+01:002011-04-07T09:07:12.776+01:00@Adventure,
Aww, not at all :P
I think it is a p...@Adventure,<br /><br />Aww, not at all :P<br /><br />I think it is a particularly British thing, once in a while you see these silver-haired older chaps who have been riding since the days when everybody cycled. They usually have particularly sensible but fast bikes, all proven technologies and they always look well cared for. A Brooks and a Carradice are usually a part of that set-up.<br /><br />I think I may have seen the home-made QR too, looked good but I'm happy enough leaving it on the bike for the most part.<br /><br />The U-lock idea is a nifty one, but I don't mind opening up the compartment at the moment, I'm trying to break-in the straps anyway.Dr C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10234078254243840589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919432872771641105.post-82515085897658193742011-04-06T18:04:38.533+01:002011-04-06T18:04:38.533+01:00...generally lugged steel touring bikes owned by m...<i>...generally lugged steel touring bikes owned by men of a certain age.</i><br /><br />Hey, are you calling me old? ;-)<br /><br />Good to see you finally got a Carradice (if not for the simple fact that you won't need to swipe images from my blog. ;-) <i>again</i>) <br /><br />But yeah, the bag is not a quick remove, for good and bad. I saw someone make it quick release by using clips instead of straps to mount it to the saddle. My bags are now secured to the bike; I ran a Kryptonite "seat saver" cable through the holes where the straps go and attached it to chainstay and saddle.<br /><br />As for a U-Lock, I got an extra set of straps and put them through the two lower holes on the flap. Now I don't need to open the bag every time I need to get the lock out.adventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.com