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  Topic Name: Sling width on: January 22, 2013, 07:21:24 PM
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« on: January 22, 2013, 07:21:24 PM »
Looking to make a handlebar sling but I'm hung up on how wide to make it. As wide as my dry bag? Wide enough to cover my brake levers? I suppose "a bit too wide" is better than "not quite wide enough"? Maybe I'm over-thinking this and it's really not all that critical? Thanks for any advice.
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  Topic Name: Sling width Reply #1 on: January 23, 2013, 07:50:34 AM
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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2013, 07:50:34 AM »
I would think just wide enough to protect your cables and attach your straps for the drybag.
anything more would just be added weight.
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  Topic Name: Sling width Reply #2 on: January 24, 2013, 09:54:15 PM
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2013, 09:54:15 PM »
Stuff I've made in the past only needs to be 8" or less wide - as long as your compression strap arrangement is solid and your bag is packed tightly, it isn't going anywhere.  Keep it to the inside of your levers, and make sure it won't kink any cables/hoses when cinched down.
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  Topic Name: Sling width Reply #3 on: January 25, 2013, 06:47:34 PM
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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2013, 06:47:34 PM »
also depends on the width of the straps compared to the weight of the roll.  i over stuffed my roll in the beginning and had a wobbly mess.

widening the straps or lightening the load fixed the problem.  i also changed the length of my cables/hoses to accommodate better fit.
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