"a handlebar bag with a map holder" is the safest way to do what you want to do. A rigid clip board on bike handle bars is..well....insane!!
VERY, VERY.....INSANE!!
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My preferred bicycle brand is.......WORKSMAN CYCLES
I dislike clipless pedals on any city bike since I feel they are unsafe.
Originally Posted by krazygluon
Steel: nearly a thousand years of metallurgical development
Aluminum: barely a hundred, which one would you rather have under your butt at 30mph?