Saddle Bag

godtabh

Can any one recommend a saddle bag?

The current one I have is falling apart.

I'd like to be able to carry two tubes, levers and a multi tool. Dont want to spend to much if I can avoid it

Ole Rodrigo

No room in your Jersey pockets?

Darkglasses

I've had two of these Topeak ones and I like them fine. Might be a bit bulky if you're concerned with looks, but they're well made and don't bounce around. The large one (which I have) will definitely hold all that and more. The medium might do as well, depending how big your multi-tool and tubes are.

godtabh

ror_74 wrote: »

No room in your Jersey pockets?

Normally I'd have one tube in my back pocket and the rest in the saddle bag. Would prefer to keep them together if I can keep it neat and tidy

godtabh

Darkglasses wrote: »

I've had two of these Topeak ones and I like them fine. Might be a bit bulky if you're concerned with looks, but they're well made and don't bounce around. The large one (which I have) will definitely hold all that and more. The medium might do as well, depending how big your multi-tool and tubes are.

Been looking at that one alright. Probably top of my list

Darkglasses

godtabh wrote: »

Been looking at that one alright. Probably top of my list

I bought one off Mr Skeffington here a few years ago, he'd given it a good bit of use as well I think. Bought myself a new one as the zip was starting to give way (and it was looking tired). I think the zip death was mainly due to over-stuffing when I put my pump in there a few times also. Probably could have been fixed but I deserved a nice new one

07Lapierre

ror_74 wrote: »

No room in your Jersey pockets?

Pockets are for: Phone, Keys, Money, Gillet, and FOOD.

RonanCFD

I have the medium one of those, it (just!) fits 2 tubes, repair kit, small pump (Lezyne Pressure Drive), 3x tyre levers, chain link, multitool, inhaler, bunch of keys, emergency money, kitchen sink*, plus a light clipped to the back. I weighed it the other day - 750g! Highly recommended anyway.

*might be exaggerating a bit

Ole Rodrigo

07Lapierre wrote: »

Pockets are for: Phone, Keys, Money, Gillet, and FOOD.

Take out the Gilet and Food and you've enough space for levers, tube and mini pump.

Wear the Gilet, eat the Food before you go. Shazaam..streamlined bike ride :pac:

07Lapierre

ror_74 wrote: »

Take out the Gilet and Food and you've enough space for levers, tube and mini pump.

Wear the Gilet, eat the Food before you go. Shazaam..streamlined bike ride :pac:

Mini Pump...damn I knew i forgot something!

Darkglasses

ror_74 wrote: »

No room in your Jersey pockets?

Downside of being a size small or x-small. My pockets feel absolutely jammers very quickly!

feck sake lads

cut the top of an old bidon.

Raam

This is the only permitted saddle bag.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-saddle-bag-with-inner-tube-and-levers/

ashleey

Raam wrote: »

This is the only permitted saddle bag.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-saddle-bag-with-inner-tube-and-levers/

Agreed.

I had one of those Fizik ICS bags that clips into your saddle with no need for Velcro straps. Oh how I wish I hadn't relied upon it as I retraced my route three times in a vain attempt to find my lost front door key and tubes etc.

Raam

ashleey wrote: »

Agreed.

I had one of those Fizik ICS bags that clips into your saddle with no need for Velcro straps. Oh how I wish I hadn't relied upon it as I retraced my route three times in a vain attempt to find my lost front door key and tubes etc.

Keys go in your pocket, dude.

Lusk_Doyle

Raam wrote: »

Keys go in your pocket, dude.

Hide them at the house. Saves both room and weight!

Ole Rodrigo

Raam wrote: »

This is the only permitted saddle bag.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/continental-saddle-bag-with-inner-tube-and-levers/

The tube with that is crap. I punctured outside Kingscourt last year with that, the valve broke as soon as I connected the pump. 10k walk to nearest town plus a 70k minibus back to Dublin. Lesson: never rely on a tube that comes free with something else.

This is nice.

Darkglasses

I like my monstrosity better

Raam

ror_74 wrote: »

The tube with that is crap. I punctured outside Kingscourt last year with that, the valve broke as soon as I connected the pump. 10k walk to nearest town plus a 70k minibus back to Dublin. Lesson: never rely on a tube that comes free with something else.

Might have been, can't honestly remember as it's long gone. Same with the levers. I have these ones now...

http://dotsdial.info/lezyne-matrix-tire-levers-white-wheel-and-tire-tools.aspx

Tiny yokes.

Raam

I find that those larger saddle bags rub of the inside of my shorts and cause a bit of wear on them.

Roger Hassenforder

07Lapierre wrote: »

Pockets are for: Phone, Keys, Money, Gillet, and FOOD.

pockets are for everything.
rule 29-31

shamrock55

All this talk that you cant have a saddlebag and must keep everything in your pocket is bull ****, op if you want to put a bloody suitcase under your saddle do it, the one you were looking at is a good one will hold all you need;)

Roger Hassenforder

^^ :eek:
blasphemy

outfox

With some saddles, you can squeeze a tube between the 2 rails. It jams into place, and will not budge. You can put a second tube in the saddle bag or in your jersey.
Only with some saddles mind you. It works on of my bikes which has a Prologo Kappa. But it wont work on the other, which is a generic Scott.

07Lapierre

Raam wrote: »

Might have been, can't honestly remember as it's long gone. Same with the levers. I have these ones now...

http://dotsdial.info/lezyne-matrix-tire-levers-white-wheel-and-tire-tools.aspx

Tiny yokes.

Man up will ya! Tyre levers? Use your bare hands!

Raam

07Lapierre wrote: »

Man up will ya! Tyre levers? Use your bare hands!

Oh I just lend them out to other people. Errr, yes, that's why I have them.

07Lapierre

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

pockets are for everything.
rule 29-31

Sorry, I didn't get past. Rule 5!

Wishbone Ash

07Lapierre wrote: »

Mini Pump...damn I knew i forgot something!

......You also forgot the comb!

07Lapierre

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

......You also forgot the comb!

A comb! Ha ha... That's one item I DON'T need!

Lusk_Doyle

07Lapierre wrote: »

Man up will ya! Tyre levers? Use your bare hands!

Climbers like Raam don't have strong enough any muscles to be able to do that!

doozerie

I like the Arundel Dual. I've had one of these on each bike for a few years now and have never had a problem with them working their way loose or spewing their contents out all over the road. They are a very simple design, a single compartment, a leather patch which butts up against the seatpost (protecting both it and the bag itself), and a long velcro strap wraps through the saddle rails and around the bag to hold it in place. It'll hold 2 tubes, tyre levers, a multitool, and spare patches, and still have a small bit of room left over. It doesn't catch on my legs and there is no exposed velcro to snag on anything.

My wife has one too, but hers fell off at least once. When I compared it to mine the velcro strap on hers was just a little shorter and therefore there was less velcro holding it in place. She also had some extra bits and pieces in hers which meant the velcro had a harder task to start with. So maybe the contents of mine are just within its limits and/or the quality control at the factory that churns them out might be suspect, but I've been very happy with mine and would buy one again in an instant.

They also make a smaller one, the Arundel Uno, which I swapped onto my good bike a while back. It has a little over half the capacity of the Dual but still manages to comfortably hold all of the stuff I put into my Dual minus one tube.

Lusk_Doyle

doozerie wrote: »

I like the Arundel Dual. I've had one of these on each bike for a few years now and have never had a problem with them working their way loose or spewing their contents out all over the road. They are a very simple design, a single compartment, a leather patch which butts up against the seatpost (protecting both it and the bag itself), and a long velcro strap wraps through the saddle rails and around the bag to hold it in place. It'll hold 2 tubes, tyre levers, a multitool, and spare patches, and still have a small bit of room left over. It doesn't catch on my legs and there is no exposed velcro to snag on anything.

My wife has one too, but hers fell off at least once. When I compared it to mine the velcro strap on hers was just a little shorter and therefore there was less velcro holding it in place. She also had some extra bits and pieces in hers which meant the velcro had a harder task to start with. So maybe the contents of mine are just within its limits and/or the quality control at the factory that churns them out might be suspect, but I've been very happy with mine and would buy one again in an instant.

They also make a smaller one, the Arundel Uno, which I swapped onto my good bike a while back. It has a little over half the capacity of the Dual but still manages to comfortably hold all of the stuff I put into my Dual minus one tube.

How wide is your saddle / what is your saddle that the first one you linked above doesn't rub off your shorts? I'm amazed that you can fit that much stuff into that size bag. My bag fits two tubes and a small multi tool only. I still find that it rubs on my shorts sometimes!

doozerie

@Lusk_Doyle, Ah, that's a point, both of my saddles (Specialised Romin and Prologo Scratch Pro) are 143mm and the saddle bags don't protrude from the sides of either of them. I've not actually tested with a 134mm saddle so maybe those 9mm make all the difference. Mind you, the Dual is a relatively narrow saddle bag and the velcro strap compresses it further, so it might be fine with a narrower saddle but I can't say for sure.

bazermc

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

pockets are for everything.
rule 29-31

Fcuk the rules!

godtabh

doozerie wrote: »

I like the Arundel Dual. I've had one of these on each bike for a few years now and have never had a problem with them working their way loose or spewing their contents out all over the road. They are a very simple design, a single compartment, a leather patch which butts up against the seatpost (protecting both it and the bag itself), and a long velcro strap wraps through the saddle rails and around the bag to hold it in place. It'll hold 2 tubes, tyre levers, a multitool, and spare patches, and still have a small bit of room left over. It doesn't catch on my legs and there is no exposed velcro to snag on anything.

My wife has one too, but hers fell off at least once. When I compared it to mine the velcro strap on hers was just a little shorter and therefore there was less velcro holding it in place. She also had some extra bits and pieces in hers which meant the velcro had a harder task to start with. So maybe the contents of mine are just within its limits and/or the quality control at the factory that churns them out might be suspect, but I've been very happy with mine and would buy one again in an instant.

They also make a smaller one, the Arundel Uno, which I swapped onto my good bike a while back. It has a little over half the capacity of the Dual but still manages to comfortably hold all of the stuff I put into my Dual minus one tube.

I met your wife on the road over the weekend and with the distance she is doing something like that might be spot on.

Never thought a thread about saddle bags would get to 3 pages!

Ole Rodrigo

Brooks or Carradice ?

harringtonp

Darkglasses wrote: »

I've had two of these Topeak ones and I like them fine. Might be a bit bulky if you're concerned with looks, but they're well made and don't bounce around. The large one (which I have) will definitely hold all that and more. The medium might do as well, depending how big your multi-tool and tubes are.

Great bag, over the years I accumulated all 4 sizes. Straps mean you can fit it tight to any saddle.

harringtonp

07Lapierre wrote: »

Pockets are for: Phone, Keys, Money, Gillet, and FOOD.

All the things you don't care if you lose They go into my saddle bag and any pump/tube etc that doesn't fit in also goes into the jersey.

piston

Tools, keys and any other sharp/pointy object should not be carried in the pockets. You really don't want to stab yourself with it if you have an unplanned dismount and land on it.

diomed

A small frame bag is good.

godtabh

Went and got the Topeak medium aero wedge. It fits alot! I have 2 tyres, spare front and back lights, levers and multi tool. Should keep me going!

CramCycle

ror_74 wrote: »

Carradice

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Cee-Jay-Cee

I've a Scicon Élan small saddle pouch that attaches witha Velcro strap to the saddle rails. It'll take a spare tube, 2 tyre levers, 2 x 16gr CO2 cartridges, air chuck adaptor and a 60mm valve extender and I can just about get the door key in there too. It fits neatly under the saddle and is barely visible which is what I wanted.

harringtonp

godtabh wrote: »

Went and got the Topeak medium aero wedge. It fits alot! I have 2 tyres, spare front and back lights, levers and multi tool. Should keep me going!

Medium is my standard winter bag. Racing/fast sportives put what I can in the mini with rest in back pockets. Large used mountain biking

doozerie

doozerie wrote: »

Mind you, the Dual is a relatively narrow saddle bag and the velcro strap compresses it further, so it might be fine with a narrower saddle but I can't say for sure.

Just to provide something more useful here, I checked my saddle bag earlier and when loaded (2 tubes, Lezyne SV10 multitool, 3x Park Tool tyre levers, Park Tool self adhesive patches, tyre boot) the body of it is about 70mm wide, and about 80mm wide at the straps which wrap around it. That's the width as you look down on it from above, so might give a better idea of whether it would provide clearance for legs on narrow saddles.