Originally Posted by
triplebutted
The strap was long enough to accomodate very big and heavy loads and the entire bag sits right above your butt and just below your where your shirt would end. Really right in the perfect center of gravity where if you have 20 or more pounds of stuff in there, you really can't feel it cause its in an inert part of your back. If you pull on it and bring it up higher on your back, it really defeats the purpose of the design. Its meant to be ridden just above the saddle.
That addresses what I don't like about carrying heavy or dense loads in the Chrome. It's most secure high on my back, but it's not high enough to lift loads above the small of my back -- which really starts to hurt after a while. Shifting them further back and down like you mention would really help a lot.