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...... strapping and / or taping tubes, levers, co2 etc to your frame or seatpost exposing them to grit and grime when a saddle pack or little cage bolt mounted bag is far better.
...... strapping and / or taping tubes, levers, co2 etc to your frame or seatpost exposing them to grit and grime when a saddle pack or little cage bolt mounted bag is far [s]better[/s]heavier and less convienient if you're in rush/race.
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Pfft! Amateurs. I eat mine before setting off on a ride, then simply regurgitate them if/when required
Totez enduro, braw.
Next you'll be wondering about bum bags when cycling jerseys have always had pockets 😀
Ooh! What's the little bottle compartment endurogadget?
What's the little bottle compartment endurogadget?
Specialized SWAT Sandwich Box*.
Was far more useful than I wanted or expected it to be when I had a 6Fattie on demo for a while. It's a very good idea, IMHO. Combine it with the bottle cages tool mount, and top cap chain tool and you've got all the stuff you need on/in the bike ready to go.
*May not actually be called that.
That's Specialized's SWAT system. Yeah, it's pretty neat.
steve_b77 - Member...... strapping and / or taping tubes, levers, co2 etc to your frame or seatpost exposing them to grit and grime when a saddle pack or little cage bolt mounted bag is far better.
Pro's do it for real world, need to make a tenth up on this section, reasons, so us muggles follow suit.
It's all in the game.
Seat bags big enough for all the kit can hit the rear wheel when suspension is compressed and saddle down and can rub on the dropper post.
On my rigid SS the bag actually rattled to bits, so I use a small seat bag and strap the heavy stuff like tubes to the frame or above the saddle rails if it's a tall saddle.
Bottle mounts are great if the bike has them.
S.W.A.T. = Stashed Weapons And Ting
You're seriously telling me that a 100g saddle pack impacts your pace to such an extent!
I spend so much time wheeling and getting "air" I'm far less exposed to actually getting punctures.
It just seems to be normal people copying pros. Which is fine but I wonder how many of those tubes, tools, co2 blasters etc are in good condition after being strapped to the frame or seat for a year...
I spend so much time wheeling and getting "air" I'm far less exposed to actually getting punctures.
I use [url= https://www.decathlon.co.uk/500-bike-saddle-bag-black-06l-id_8354448.html ]this[/url] little thing and it's perfect. Small enough to barelly notice, big enough (just) for a tube, CO2 and a multi-tool. I have one on each bike I own so I never forget the essentials.
heavier and less convenient if you're in rush/race.
I reckon it weighs 50g though I've never weighed it. I also reckon I can get stuff out quicker than I can undue something taped to a frame.
It may do if it keeps hitting your wheel, as happens when you fit them to full suss bikes with dropper postsYou're seriously telling me that a 100g saddle pack impacts your pace to such an extent!
lunge - MemberI also reckon I can get stuff out quicker than I can undue something taped to a frame.
You can probably repack it faster too. (if you're using tape, you're lucky if you can repack it at all)
I reckon it weighs 50g though I've never weighed it. I also reckon I can get stuff out quicker than I can undue something taped to a frame.
I use [url= http://www.xcracer.com/shop/viewproduct.php?productid=205 ]this [/url].
Undoes & in a jersey pocket in seconds, don't use tape.
Curious ... what tape do you people in such a hurry use then? Is it quicker undoing several bits of taped up stuff on a frame or unzipping a bag? Not a racer or in a hurry mostly.
Saddle bags don't work too well on really techy trails. They rattle about, rip off and make a noise. It is also hard to find one with that works well with dropper posts.
If someone came up with a generally good frame mounting solution that works for all bikes I reckon it would sell very well but no one has yet so tape it is!
See above
You can probably repack it faster too.
A right arm swing usually launches into the undergrowth quicker.
It may do if it keeps hitting your wheel,
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after being strapped to the frame or seat for a year...
Don't forget that a) you only *actually* ride for races, bro and b) everything from frame to components is cleaned and polished after every ride, with replacements bought like a pro-pit.
clockarockin - Member
Saddle bags don't work too well on really techy trails. They rattle about, rip off and make a noise.
It's a miracle we're all still alive, tbh.
If someone came up with a generally good frame mounting solution that works for all bikes
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That 2nd one looks like it might work well on my Aeris, thanks.
Not sure why anybody would care how people carry spares, far better taped or toe clip strapped on than 'excuse me mate can I borrow a tube, cos I couldn't be arsed to carry one'.
Both of those eighties style bags would absolutely destroy paintwork in jig time.
If your tubes exposed to the elements try wrapping it in cling film first and seal with a lighter, then strap it on.
CaptainFlashheart - Member
braw
Christ, is Scots vernacular going to be adopted by southerners?
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That second one looks perfect for cheese toasties
Good point. If you don't regularly puncture you should be testing your pump too. Both fatbike and tourer have frame mounted pumps and I make a point of doing so.Northwind - Member
It just seems to be normal people copying pros. Which is fine but I wonder how many of those tubes, tools, co2 blasters etc are in good condition after being strapped to the frame or seat for a year...
I When I got my Camber I thought the SWAT compartment was a gimmick but it's pretty good for storing a tube,co2 cartridges and multitool in.
qwerty - Member
If your tubes exposed to the elements try wrapping it in cling film first and seal with a lighter, then strap it on.
Thus slowing down getting it ready to go in the punctured tyre people are desperate to fix double quick
If your tubes exposed to the elements try wrapping it in cling film first and seal with a lighter, then strap it on.
It is almost like creating a small bag, with a quick, zip like opening. 😉
If your tubes exposed to the elements try wrapping it in cling film first and seal with a lighter, then strap it on.
This is also useful for stashing your fritatas while on 4hour races too.
I rock a saddle bag. And a rear mudguard.
But it's a bit like wearing a matching denim jacket and jeans, you have to be pretty fly to pull a look like that off 🙂
Surely any large, flat foodstuffs are best transported under the helmet?
I transport all my essentials by means of a miniature helium filled dirigible, attached by ex SAS paracord to my head tube and powered entirely by my own originality.
Lol @ Rusty!
Is this whole thread borne from the angst of a man who is not allowed to wash his bike in his own garden?.
Makes ye think..... 😆