camelbak mule, and heavier riders...
02-17-06, 07:20 PM
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camelbak mule, and heavier riders...
Do you heavier riders use the waist strap?
I jut bought a 2006 mule, and the strap doesn't look too comfy. Is ths strap supposed to go around the beltline or the stomach?
I jut bought a 2006 mule, and the strap doesn't look too comfy. Is ths strap supposed to go around the beltline or the stomach?
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I done about 35-40mi today with it on....I'm taking that silly thing off.
I have to get the shoulder straps right though...they still put pressure at my arm joints. I gotta say the camelbak is possibly the best cycling invention ever....well maybe after I try my first pair of cycling shorts out (bought them on the way home today, after seeing what my denim shorts done to my poor leather saddle).
I have to get the shoulder straps right though...they still put pressure at my arm joints. I gotta say the camelbak is possibly the best cycling invention ever....well maybe after I try my first pair of cycling shorts out (bought them on the way home today, after seeing what my denim shorts done to my poor leather saddle).
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Are you riding road or mountain? I'm not a big guy but for those rare times I wear mine while road riding, I don't bother with the waist straps. However, for MTBing, I will always use the waist strap.
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road.
Even for mountain I don't see the benefit...but I do have a rather buddha-like figure, so the strap sits either above or below my belly...so I bet that could be part of it's uselessness to me. The pack felt too rigid for the strap to do much. Could be because I had that bladder rather full, and had a u-lock jammed inside of the expandable section of the bag.
Even for mountain I don't see the benefit...but I do have a rather buddha-like figure, so the strap sits either above or below my belly...so I bet that could be part of it's uselessness to me. The pack felt too rigid for the strap to do much. Could be because I had that bladder rather full, and had a u-lock jammed inside of the expandable section of the bag.
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Whatta mean "heavier riders"? I got a cb and I have no prollems with the strap 220lbs. 
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ok let me rephrase:
rotund riders
sumo-esque riders
riders with "kegs" instead of "six-packs"
Chunk-like riders
...does that work
rotund riders
sumo-esque riders
riders with "kegs" instead of "six-packs"
Chunk-like riders
...does that work
