Saddle Bags

Rainyface · 22-01-2009 12:55pm #1

Hi All,

Looking to buy a new saddle bag for a road bike. Not sure what size I need. Old one I have is one of the Lidl/Aldi ones and it fits spare tube, multitool, tyre levers but clasp is now brokwn.

Any recommendations would be great. CRC have lots of different ones, namely cannondale seedpods but not sure if these are geared more towards MTB's.

Cheers

ba · 22-01-2009 1:17pm

specialized do a nice one, can get it in cycleways. can fit tube, levers, chain breaker. all ya need really. ya might squeeze in a co2 canister too.

DirkVoodoo · 22-01-2009 2:01pm

I have a BBB one, can't really fault it.

Link

Hungrycol · 22-01-2009 2:10pm

Not allowed. Not Euro. Everything must fit in your back pockets. Them's the rules.

Fatloss08 · 22-01-2009 2:15pm

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I have a BBB one, can't really fault it.

Link

my old man is the main dealer for bbb

in ireland

ba · 22-01-2009 2:36pm

its not Mr. Humphry is it?

AstraMonti · 22-01-2009 2:53pm

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I have a BBB one, can't really fault it.

Link

I have a similar one on medium size. Its not big at all but its spacy, currently it has a spare tube, 3 tyre levers, a multitool, a CO2 pump, 2 energy bars and 1 gel. The downside is that because its grips are plastic, it can get a bit noisy on the bumps but you can easily fix it by putting some afrolex.

Fatloss08 wrote: »

my old man is the main dealer for bbb in ireland

Can i say your name next time so i ll get a discount?

petethedrummer · 22-01-2009 2:59pm

ba wrote: »

specialized do a nice one, can get it in cycleways. can fit tube, levers, chain breaker. all ya need really. ya might squeeze in a co2 canister too.

I second this. My housemate also has the same one.

DirkVoodoo · 22-01-2009 3:07pm

AstraMonti wrote: »

The downside is that because its grips are plastic, it can get a bit noisy on the bumps but you can easily fix it by putting some afrolex.

Actually you are right> It's never bothered me that much but the only noise from my bike these days is from the saddle bag. A google of afrolex seemed to turn up some odd results, do you mind me asking what it is?

AstraMonti · 22-01-2009 3:10pm

Thats what it looks like:

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I don't know if its called differently, thats how i know it

I just used a very small piece of it, wrapped it around the plastic grips, put some tape and its now nice and quiet!

blorg · 22-01-2009 3:13pm

I've used the Specialized ones before myself, they are nice all right (although the zip broke on my last one.)

Raam · 22-01-2009 3:41pm

I have five, count em.. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 saddle bags.
They range from tiny (fits a tube, money and low profile tyre levers) to a mongo yoke which I used on the Dublin-Waterford trip with Blorg.

I tend to only use the tiny one, which I just shove in my back pocket.
it's the smaller of the two here: http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Continental_Undersaddle_Tube_Saddle_Bag/5360007142/

DirkVoodoo · 22-01-2009 4:21pm

You put the saddle bag in your back pocket? While I respect your euro-wareness, would you not be better off saving a tiny bit of space and putting the individual items in your back pocket? :rolleyes:

Raam · 22-01-2009 4:26pm

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

You put the saddle bag in your back pocket? While I respect your euro-wareness, would you not be better off saving a tiny bit of space and putting the individual items in your back pocket? :rolleyes:

It keeps 'em all together and makes things easier to find at home

I usually fire everything all over the place as I walk from room to room after a ride. Helmet in the porch, shoes in the hall, saddle bag in the kitchen, tools and pump in the living room, and so on...

DirkVoodoo · 22-01-2009 4:32pm

I get what you mean anyway, I'm not a fan of things rattling around in my back pocket.

Fatloss08 · 22-01-2009 4:58pm

ba wrote: »

its not Mr. Humphry is it?

Humphries

Lumen · 22-01-2009 5:02pm

Perhaps a length of white fishnet gauze wrapped around the essentials would fulfill all criteria?

And judging by the number of boardie crashes lately it's more likely to get used that a spare tube.

scottreynolds · 22-01-2009 5:22pm

Raam wrote: »

It keeps 'em all together and makes things easier to find at home
I usually fire everything all over the place as I walk from room to room after a ride. Helmet in the porch, shoes in the hall, saddle bag in the kitchen, tools and pump in the living room, and so on...

and so on ............... walk to the living room, flick on the cycling on tv, and yell out for my beer and dinner. Its great being a man

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