Q45/Q Touring & Commuting Rack + Radical Design Rack Bag L = ?

[Joe]

Q fans,

I'm looking at bag options for my Q45 with attached Touring & Commuting Rack, and I am considering the Radical Design Rack Bag L.

Hubert at Radical Design tells me that the front of the bag will be floppy because the bag cannot attach to the back of the seat due to rack height.

Wondering if anyone here has had experience with this bag/bike combo and whether I might get feedback about Q45 riders' experiences with this bag. What suggestions might the ridership make here?

 

[benphyr]

Hi @Joe
From your avatar on the left it looks like the bottom strap should attach to the seat back fine but the top one might not. However if you added a small rectangle of aluminum, coroplast, or something else stiff to the top of the back of the seat that would give the bag something to tighten onto and would give it the stability you want. I'm using a piece of corn flakes box to show what I mean. You might sacrifice the cruzbike symbol on the rear of the seat back though..

 

[Joe]

Thank you, Ben.

Hi @Joe
From your avatar on the left it looks like the bottom strap should attach to the seat back fine but the top one might not. However if you added a small rectangle of aluminum, coroplast, or something else stiff to the top of the back of the seat that would give the bag something to tighten onto and would give it the stability you want. I'm using a piece of corn flakes box to show what I mean. You might sacrifice the cruzbike symbol on the rear of the seat back though..
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