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Carrying photography equipment safely on bike
Posted: 4 Sep 2022, 10:06am
by Ryansson
Hi all. I've just started using my bike allot more and would like to be able to carry a camera and a couple of lenses. Last week I went out with a backpack on with them in which ended up being a 20 mile cycle; needless to say my back paid the price. I thought about getting panniers fitted and having a bag on for my stuff but then realised vibrations may cause damage to camera etc.
I am just wondering if there are any cyclist/photographers out there that could advise on how they carry equipment?
Thanks
Re: Carrying photography equipment safely on bike
Posted: 4 Sep 2022, 10:22am
by Jdsk
Welcome
In a partitioned handlebar bag. Currently a cuboid Ortlieb.
That holds them in place and allows them to be found and removed quickly and fiddled with without me needing to put them down somewhere else. And that bag comes with me whenever I leave the bike.
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Jonathan
Re: Carrying photography equipment safely on bike
Posted: 4 Sep 2022, 10:28am
by simonineaston
Back when I engaged in the unequal struggle to try to accomodate larger sized sensor bodies and their lenses, I got best results from a bar-bag, which used the rather good-if-slightly-bulky Rixen and Kaul KlikFix fixing system. see
here There were suitable padded bar-bags around. Biggest advantege is the stuff is in front of you, visible and to hand.
Although I still have Fujifilm bodies / lenses, the camera I most often have with me on a bike - apart obs from my phone's - is a tiny, pocket-sized, Ricoh.
Re: Carrying photography equipment safely on bike
Posted: 4 Sep 2022, 12:15pm
by Ryansson
Jdsk wrote: ↑4 Sep 2022, 10:22am
Welcome
In a partitioned handlebar bag. Currently a cuboid Ortlieb.
That holds them in place and allows them to be found and removed quickly and fiddled with without me needing to put them down somewhere else. And that bag comes with me whenever I leave the bike.
Do you have a link to the bag you use at all please Jonathan?
Re: Carrying photography equipment safely on bike
Posted: 4 Sep 2022, 12:27pm
by Jdsk
The range has changed! It's an Ortlieb Classic with an internal width of 245 mm and a capacity of about 7 L.
https://www.ortlieb.com/uk_en/products/ ... lebar-bags
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/search/?ter ... 0bar%20bag
Jonathan
Re: Carrying photography equipment safely on bike
Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 5:34pm
by Shoogle
I use an Ortlieb Classic 6, 7 litre bar bag with foam cut at a local foam shop. I cut the holes for the lenses with a big grapefruit tin. Whatever you do, keep the lenses vertical as this will reduce the strain on the lenses.
Re: Carrying photography equipment safely on bike
Posted: 7 Sep 2022, 10:21pm
by andrew_s
If you want bigger, for more gear, a Carradice Bagman QR is bouncy enough to work quite well as suspension for one of their larger saddlebags.
I used a Camper Longflap with a DSLR with 17-85 on it, a 100-400, and a pair of 8x42 binoculars, all in paddy cases
Re: Carrying photography equipment safely on bike
Posted: 20 Sep 2022, 1:39pm
by Jdsk
I've just noticed that Ortlieb have a dedicated insert:
https://www.ortlieb.com/uk_en/ultimate- ... era-insert
Jonathan
Re: Carrying photography equipment safely on bike
Posted: 20 Sep 2022, 1:51pm
by st599_uk
Ryansson wrote: ↑4 Sep 2022, 10:06am
Hi all. I've just started using my bike allot more and would like to be able to carry a camera and a couple of lenses. Last week I went out with a backpack on with them in which ended up being a 20 mile cycle; needless to say my back paid the price. I thought about getting panniers fitted and having a bag on for my stuff but then realised vibrations may cause damage to camera etc.
I am just wondering if there are any cyclist/photographers out there that could advise on how they carry equipment?
Thanks
There's a musical instrument company that sells a cargo net pannier in to which you can put a Peli case.
https://www.mundomusicgear.co.uk/products/airpannier
Vibrations shouldn't be too bad - can always go for larger tyres and lower pressures to combat them.
Re: Carrying photography equipment safely on bike
Posted: 20 Sep 2022, 4:31pm
by Norman
I used to use a Carradice Super C bar bag with extra padding. If you are carrying an SLR with one or two large lenses it might be too small, but for a single camera it would be ideal.