Originally Posted by
Rob_E
That bungie have some function where it is? Or is it just a way to have it on hand? I've been meaning to work a bungie or two into my set up just-in-case. I put them in my trunk bag, but that just means that when the rack is actually free to have stuff strapped to it, I'm pretty much guaranteed to have left my bungies with the trunk bag.
The bungee is there to hold the Topeak trunk bag on securely. I don't trust the little latch on the front to hold the bag. Also eliminates any rattling. The bungee pops under the bag behind the track. Before I replaced the bag with the current fold out pannier model, the bungee was also there to strap extra clothes in a dry bag on top for the 'tween months (cold mornings and warm evenings). No need to do that with the panniers now available.