T-cycle Easy Reacher

[bladderhead]

I was inspired by @chicorider's Topeak add-on.

I have the underseat bag, but I have finally overstuffed it to death, despite having the world's biggest panniers on the Grasshopper. The problem with the Topeak idea is that the bag is tiny. They sell a bigger bag but I think it would catch the wheels. The T-cycle does not fit my old Silvio which has carbon stays. Well, bugger that, I thought, I can screw it to the baseplate like @chicorder did. Bit of a struggle. A 3D printer would have made it easy. I have no 3D printer. I have no Dremel. I just have a shed full of junk and a hacksaw and a drill with a defective battery and a blunt bit.

 

[bladderhead]

Now to choose the bags.

 

[bladderhead]

Goldilocks. They were all either as tiny as the Topeak or so big they would drag on the ground. I wish I could have got the Easy Reacher a bit higher. But I think these are just right. They are Restrap.

Why did I bother in the first place? There is nothing wrong with the Grasshopper, with its huge bags. But the Silvio is such a blast to ride. I got a Cruzbike and now the Cruzbike has got me.