February 19, 2010 at 5:25 pm
#24603
SantaCruzRider
Participant
I carry my laptop everyday (commuting) and simply slip it into a textile briefcase and strap it onto the passenger seat. That position cuts down on vibration and moves it out of the way of any traffic light drop.
I have hard cases for my bike, but prefer the seat mount as it lets me leave the cases at home and facilitates legal lane sharing.
If I ever were in a crash bad enough to crush an object on the passenger seat, I will feel extremely lucky if my primary loss is a $2,000 computer. And if you’re worried about the loss of data — get one of those $100 external harddrives and back it all up.