Phoo
Observer
Good morning bike people,
I'm currently neck deep in a big dumb road trip, and generally riding my face off at all reasonable opportunities. The idea has been bouncing around in my head that I should make a point of doing a few overnight (or even multi-day) trips on the bike before I put things in park. In my quest to hack together some kind of budget setup, I'm looking for ways to lash a few items on my handlebar. It appears from photos that most folks have artfully routed their mechanical brake cables away and around their bags/rolls.
The question:
For those running hydros, has anyone experienced line failure (particularly where the hose meets the master cylinder) from bag chaffing or vibration? Any innovative solutions aside from completely redoing my brakes? Any sort of bag or roll would likely end up sitting atop the levers and hoses.
Thanks and please forgive my ignorance if this has been previously addressed (I looked!).
-Phoo
I'm currently neck deep in a big dumb road trip, and generally riding my face off at all reasonable opportunities. The idea has been bouncing around in my head that I should make a point of doing a few overnight (or even multi-day) trips on the bike before I put things in park. In my quest to hack together some kind of budget setup, I'm looking for ways to lash a few items on my handlebar. It appears from photos that most folks have artfully routed their mechanical brake cables away and around their bags/rolls.
The question:
For those running hydros, has anyone experienced line failure (particularly where the hose meets the master cylinder) from bag chaffing or vibration? Any innovative solutions aside from completely redoing my brakes? Any sort of bag or roll would likely end up sitting atop the levers and hoses.
Thanks and please forgive my ignorance if this has been previously addressed (I looked!).
-Phoo