Frame bag strap

[didnothingfatal]

Designing the frame bag for my new frame, think it's safe to put a strap around the shock body?

[thomthumb]

will the shock not move & cause wear?

what frame? could you strap past the shock and onto a frame tube?

[Nick]

Does it really need a strap there? Tangle bags and my own bag (will post pics tonight) basically hangs from the top tub, but with a strap around the seat tube and head tube or top of down tube doesn't move at all.

[didnothingfatal]

Only way it's going to fit on this frame.

Having to think outside the box due to fabrics and frame on this setup

[Nick]

I wouldn't have thought it would be great to have the shock as a load bearing member as if nothing else it might impact on the shock performance, plus it will rub and or stretch the bag a little bit each time the shock compresses.

As Thom says, couldn't you go around the shock or even design the bag so that it wrapped around the shock to reach a bit of frame somethere? Hard to second guessor help though without knowing what the frame is.

[didnothingfatal]

Linkage one side, brace in the way! The whole frame bag packed will be ultralight, the strap setup won't be like regular frame bags, design allows 'float'.

[d45yth]

Is it something like this you're planning on doing?



Here's a link to it over on MTBR. A different thread on the same site as well.