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  Topic Name: DIY Seat bag stabiliser and buckle upgrade. Hurray, no more sway! on: January 21, 2017, 06:55:27 AM
flanagaj


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« on: January 21, 2017, 06:55:27 AM »

I posted on this ages ago and have researched possible offerings, but decided to do something along the lines of the bedrock rail wing (I'm based in the UK and shipping charges / availability make the Bedrocks too expensive to import). Using readily available bits off ebay. Cost < £10.  I have also upgraded the buckles to crash mat buckles as these are super strong and make getting the pack on and off so much easier.

It has virtually eliminated any sway and you have to grab and rock pretty hard to get the pack moving :-)

https://onemanandhisbike.com/diy-seat-pack-stabiliser/

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  Topic Name: DIY Seat bag stabiliser and buckle upgrade. Hurray, no more sway! Reply #1 on: January 22, 2017, 11:52:26 AM
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« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2017, 11:52:26 AM »

That's pretty cool.  How hard do you think its going to be to remove the stabilizer from the seat.  I realize this is going to happen once before your trip and once after it but its a design point worth considering for anyone else to try it.  It looks like the original uses a threaded aluminum piece but the cost of a tap makes that cost prohibitive.
Nice job.
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  Topic Name: DIY Seat bag stabiliser and buckle upgrade. Hurray, no more sway! Reply #2 on: January 22, 2017, 12:27:09 PM
flanagaj


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« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2017, 12:27:09 PM »

That's pretty cool.  How hard do you think its going to be to remove the stabilizer from the seat.  I realize this is going to happen once before your trip and once after it but its a design point worth considering for anyone else to try it.  It looks like the original uses a threaded aluminum piece but the cost of a tap makes that cost prohibitive.
Nice job.
Thanks.  It takes about 5 minutes to fit it.  I agree that a solution that is quicker to fit would be better, but I just used readily available items from ebay.  Mainly to save expense on and specialist tools.   The bracket works a treat and has really made the pack stable and makes fitting the pack really easy.

If I had the tooling you could use a metal bar which has been tapped instead of the p-clips to secure the bracket to the rails.
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  Topic Name: DIY Seat bag stabiliser and buckle upgrade. Hurray, no more sway! Reply #3 on: January 30, 2017, 07:04:12 AM
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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2017, 07:04:12 AM »

Nice. 

This was my DIY solution:
http://www.bikepacking.net/forum/diy-make-your-own-gear-%28myog%29/diy-seat-pack-stabiliser/msg86667/#msg86667
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