[Closed] Lezyne road caddy, any good?

I've been looking for something similar for longer rides where I need all three jersey pockets for food / clothing.

After reading the review of it [url= http://road.cc/content/review/132345-lezyne-road-caddy ]here[/url] I've just ordered one of the continental versions linked in the comments below the article.

I've got that continental one. Just big enough for a tube and a couple of levers (you'd not get a tube, tool and a CO2 in there.) Most of the time it's in a jersey pocket (the aesthetics of saddle bags offends me!) but nice to have the option of strapping it on the saddle rails if I need a bit more pocket space.

Looks like the Lezyne one is about 10mm thicker so you might get more in it.

yes, I have used one on summer road bike for a while. Mine has a tube, latex gloves, Topeak Hexus, powerlink and some patches in it. Great wee piece of kit. Pump on frame, phone and munchies in back pockets.

pretty small on bike :

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Latex gloves....?!?

^^^^ yep, nowt worse than fixing a mechanical or puncture early in a ride and then having oily hands 🙂 ....especially with white bar tape !

+1 for latex gloves. Always have a pair with my spare tube on the road bike and have a few pairs in my pack when out on the mountain bike.

I need a saddle bag for my new road bike, but agree that they look rubbish. The lezyne doesn't look too bad.

Yes - I have a road caddy, actually I have two.

Good for either a road tube and a couple of bits or multi tool, levers, co2 cans etc. I use it on the MTB and the road bike and find it ideal (especially with a dropper) as it doesn't need a strap around the seat post. Small, compact and fit for purpose.

I had one, didn't last very long though as it wore through at the top where it rubbed on the saddle/saddle rails. Got a refund from wiggle so I'd avoid. Think it maybe rubs more because it doesn't have the seat post strap.

I have two and think that they are ace. Of course, a bike looks better without one but it's by far the smallest and best. I can fit a spare tube; tyre lever; patches; multi-tool with chain breaker; cable ties etc. In the past I used to put a CO2 cannister in there but I'm back to the reliability of a Lezyne pump.

What are you carrying such that three jersey pockets isn't enough?

^^^ in my case, I'm not putting hard objects such as pump and multitool in back pockets - too many horror stories of them causing spine injury in crashes...

^^^ In anything other than weather like today then there's a rain jacket in my middle pocket, arm/legwarmers in side pockets and sometimes a gilet if it starts cold and warms up. Add in phone, food, keys etc. and they soon fill up.
I've got a Lezyne micro caddy on each road bike because it cuts down on faff. I know everything is there all the time so it's one less thing to worry about, zero chance of leaving anything behind!

Sounds like you need one of these...

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I use a Arkel Waterproof Seat Bags on my road/ cx and mtbs. Have done for nearly 10 years. It means that I can carry the important things - tubes/ multitool/ latex gloves (!)/ CO2/ tyre levers/ etc. I'm still using the same bags since 2007/ 8.
I don't care if it doesn't look "[i]the rules[/i]" mainly because I cycled before 2012.

I've got one, and it's pretty neat. Contains inner tube, CO2 cartridge + adapter, tyre lever, mini tool, and spare chain link.

One of the bikes that I use it on is causing some wear as the saddle bolt makes contact just in front of the reinforced section on top. I've had similar problems with a different saddle bag that does have a seat post strap too - I think it's just down to the shape of the saddle clamp.