Originally Posted by jhhall
hey - just wanted to update you guys on what I did. I decided to get the Arkel Bug and mounted it on the Blackburn Expedition rack. I tried it this morning for the first time - I really like it! It was so nice to ride without anything on my back. I could barely tell (at least with balancing) that the thing was back there.
Okay - so the downside. It did feel like I was towing a decent amount of weight. Now this will obviously change as I get stronger. I also need to work out what to keep at work and what to take with me. It's much smaller than my Timbuk2 bag, but I think if I can work my shoes to either go on the outside or leave them at work - I'd be golden. One more thing, the back of my foot periodically hit the bag. While at first it was quite irritaing, after a few miles it was actually a comforting feeling every once in awhile - just to know the critter was there ; )
Overall Assessment - I love the thing!!!! And it was so nice to take it off the rack and put it on my back and head to the showers. No worries about pannier theft!
... Glad it is working out for ya....
I gotta ask ya... How big are your FEET? Does your heel comes close to the BUG?
I am putting off on getting one myself, will cost about 200.00+ with the bigger rack I need for these big feet... 13.5"-14" tis why I ask how big the feet are.
As far as hauling the weight, I have hauled a bunch of stuff to work in my old "Kirtland" panniers. I might hang on to these for a while longer. Just sprayed them with Coleman Water Resistant.