I am waffling between spending another $120 on an Ortlieb handlebar bag or strapping my own case DIY and then enclosing the camera in a freezer bag. My case has a weather shield that will deflect the majority of spray, and while it's not completely waterproof, I trust it.

There's another option available that I thought everyone would benefit from knowing about. It just won National Geographic's Gear of the year 2012 award.
http://www.crumpler.com/us/Camera-Ba...=HVN001-G03G50

Crumpler came up with a DSLR Bag insert to turn backpacks, panniers, and handlebar bags into camera cases. It's very simplified and it comes in three sizes. If I can't jury-rig my own bag, I am also considering a third option of filling a $10 handlebar bag with one of those pads.


The Ortlieb bag looks great, it does, but there's something about plastic brackets that doesn't sit right. I couldn't care less about the rear bags, they're full of food and clothes. I feel safer with 2-4 straps for my camera's home, you have redundancy and easy inspection vs. a piece that cracks all at once.