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Been using a small saddle bag on my cross bike and was going to use it on my road bike this weekend but the zip went on it. Stuck tyre levers and inner tube in my back pocket and got a small pump on the bottle cage. Seemed to work fine so wondered if most people just put stuff in their pockets or does anyone use a saddle bag? if so any recommendations? ta
Pockets here, carry a tube, phone, canisters and multi tool and raincoat if it look slike it might be required.
Both 🙂 Tube, CO2 micropump, change and spare tube and micro tool in saddle pack. Food, keys etc in back pocket 🙂
An old Camelbak does the trick.
pockets.
Pockets.
what foxy said
I'm so paranoid if I cycle commute I carry two pumps at last count, and at least 4 tubes. Full waterproofs, number 8 fencing wire etc etc.
pockets. no shortage of them this time of year with all the layers.
if not, a sawn off bottle in the spare cage holds a few extras, anything to avoid the saddle bag...
I don't have a real problem with the saddle bag so long as (1) it's very small (I sue the tiniest Specalized) and (2) it's cinched up super tight to avoid any rattling, swinging or other distraction.
Saddle bag takes: tube, allen keys, CO2 + head, tyre levers, chain link, patches, tube.
Pump (Lezyne, natch) mounted next to bottle cage.
Pockets then only have phone, keys, money and the odd gel.
topeak micro saddlebag
[url= http://www.topeak.com/products/Bags/AeroWedgePack_micro_Velcro ]micro aero[/url]
and pockets
[i]and the odd gel. [/i]
bacon and guava fruit? Marmite and jam?
Rule 29:
Saddle bags have no place on a road bike, and are only acceptable on mountain bikes in extreme cases.
Pockets.
There is no way on earth I am putting a saddle bag on any of my bikes - ugly rattly and scratch the seat post.
Pump stays on the frame so that I don't forget it, everything else lives in one of [url= http://www.sks-germany.com/?l=en&a=product&r=bags&i=10368&CAGE%20BOX ]these[/url] which is on the seat tube bottle cage, has the benefit of keeping everything dry when it rains.
One of the tiny saddlebags, so I can just throw on a bottle and go.
Tube (2 for long ride), levers, allen keys/chain tool, links, CO2 pump and spare canister.
Saddle bag, i have a phobia of coming off and the allen keys on my multi tool performing keyhole surgery on my kidneys.
Rule 29:
Saddle bags have no place on a road bike, and are only acceptable on mountain bikes in extreme cases.
Only talking a spesh min-wedgie for £9 🙂
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@foxyrider:
RULE 3:
No matter how good you think your reason is to knowingly breach The Rules, it is never good enough.
both here too
Rule 1:
Obey The Rules.
Makes me a ROUNTAIN BIKER then - neither a proper mountain biker or a proper roadie 😉
Rule 83:
Stuff The Rules 8)
Can't stand carrying more than a snotrag and a few sweets in my jersey pockets, so Carradice Barley saddlebag or Prima rack pack here.
Both for me
Saddle Bag:
2 x tubes
multi-tool
tyre levers
tyre patch
chain tool
missing links
Pockets:
phone
keys
food
wallet
cleat covers
latex gloves (mostly as backup for cold rather than keeping hands clean :p )
and depending on conditions arm warmers/rain jacket
Just bought a Topeak top tube box so will migrate keys + phone to that in future.
Pockets for me, mainly because I don't have a saddle bag. 2 phones, some cash, pump, tube, multi-tool, levers and a couple of cereal bars fit fine.
Cheers, Rich
Pockets, all the room I need, even for all dayers 😀
Smallest bag possible (specialized mini), which means everything is always on bike ready to go....
as 'FuzzyWuzzy'
Saddle Bag:
tube
multi-tool
tyre levers
tyre patch
chain tool
missing links
Pockets:
ph
Rule 83:
Stuff The Rules
I agree. If I know that the saddle bag on my road bike contains everything I need for a ride (spare tube, tyre levers, multitool) then I know I can just get on and ride it without having to stuff loads of stuff into my jersey pockets. I have a pump on the frame and my pockets just contain a phone and wallet along with my keys and a bit of loose change.
Both – small Pedros bag
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[/img](made from recycled inner tubes) – for multi tool – spare tubes x2 – tyre levers & emergency £10 Rest goes in pockets - mainly mini pump – Montaine jet stream jacket – gels/ energy bars & phone
Both for me
Small saddle bag stays on bike so I can just grab the bike and go when I get home from work. having said that other than a non essential tweak using the multitool i've not needed to use its contents in over 2 years.
Tube
Multitool inc chain tool
Adhesive patch
CO2 inflator + spare canister
Tyre levers
Pockets:
Food (if any)
Spare clothes (if any)
Money and keys
The saddle bag does not rattle or damage the post. Perhaps it spoils the lines of the bike but as soon as I get on it wearing lycra I do that anyway.
If I’m out on my mountain bike, especially up in the Highlands, then I take a Camelbak or rucksack stuffed with everything I need to survive, including spending a night in the hills if need be.
On the other hand, if I’m on my nice road bike everything is stripped back to the minimum in order to stick as closely to The Rules as possible. I even do things like ditch the wallet and just carry a £20 note and a credit card to save weight, as if that makes even the slightest bit of difference when you’re as slow as me. However it makes me feel better.
both. mainly because i am quite forgetful and would never have anything with me. tube and tools in saddle bag, pump attached to frame and then phone, key and sweets / jacket / hat / money in pockets.
My mountain bikes also have seatpacks, again for the same reason.
Most stuff in a saddle bag. Pump, tube tool etc. I rarely use so just leave them in there. Also when I've got full pockets it makes it hard to find what your looking which is never good if your going down pothole strewn roads in a bunch at 25mph+
I only really ride for training and club runs though. The few races I've done I've carried water, gels, food, pump, tube, smallest tool I can find.
I suppose it depends what you are riding. If I'm out for a solo century or longer then 2 of my pockets will be full of food and I'll also have a map if it's a new route and a jacket if it looks like it may be cold or wet.
What are the rules on a Camelbak on the road bike?
Both for me:- small saddle bag with tubes, levers, patches, gas can, multitool cos then I know it's all there.
Little pump, plus any spare clothing, food etc goes in jersey pockets.
Rule 32:
Hydration packs are never to be seen on a road rider’s body. No argument will be entered into on this.
Pockets only here. I hate having stuff rattling around on my bikes, road or mountain. Only bottle cages on road bike & nowt on mtb - camelbak
pockets
Aren't there enough rules in life already without making more for something you do to enjoy?
(Lights touch paper and runs for the hills! :lol:)
I use saddle bag, very small, just room for 1 tube, micro gas head and 1 cannnister. Then use jersey pockets for everything else.
Well if that's the rule then I'll make sure I'm wearing the Camelbak the next time I'm on the road bike. Rules are there to be broken 😉
Both - saddle bag is only big enough to carry road tube so the rest goes in my pockets. Not found a perfect solution for carrying stuff in winter though as my windproof top only has a small pocket which means no room for my waterproof.
can't stand anything heavy or rattly in my back pocket, so phone, tool, co2 pump, tube, gels in the seat pack. the odd gel and poss buttie in jersey pocket.
Hmmmm, I think sometimes we think we need to carry more stuff than we actually have to sometimes, a windproof [i]and[/i] a waterproof? a chain splitter? really? Before I ride I know there are no mechanical defects on my bike; so no worn cables, no splits in the tyre, correct pressure, no worn out chains or chain rings. I carry the smallest multi tool I can, mostly if I need to adjust something rather than try to repair something. pump on the bottle cage, one tube, and a couple of patches, a tyre lever, and a Co2 bottle, all goes into a bag, and into a pocket, phone/music in the other, and food in the other other. This time of year, I ride in a softshell anyway so I'll stay warm even when soaked through.
watch as next week I'm plagued by punctures, my chain twists, and it rains so much I drown.... 😆
I think i'm breaking every "rule" there is. Triple chainset, frame fit pump, pannier rack and bar bag mount, baggy shorts, full length mudguards, often take a camelback, lights, bell, spoke reflectors etc..
I rarely put stuff in jersey pockets. I either take such a small amount of stuff it fits in my baggy short pockets, or i've got the pannier or bar bag attached.
Both for me. Food must be in back pocket as you cannot open the saddle bag when riding along.
Old school way... old water bottle with the lid cut off.
small pre-packed saddle bag (the little topeak one) - contains multi tool, chain tool, 2 x spare tubes, spare chain links and a tiny, weeny patch kit.
frame fit pump - means I can get my tyres up to "proper" pressure if I need to, and I only use c02 when racing
food, money, phone, keys, waterproof/ gillet in pockets.
I frequently do early start rides - and I find trying to remember everything I need and cram it in my pockets a real pain and faff first thing. Plus the saddle bag is small, stuffed to the gills so it doesn't rattle, and doubles as place to attach to a rear light - so I don't have to fit an ugly plastic bracket thing
Pockets for eatables, seat pack for fixables
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Pockets.
McMoonter, call me picky but that appears to be a mountain bike (OP was to roadies) with not only a saddle bag the size of a small suitcase, but a mudguard? WTF!
McMoonter, call me picky but that appears to be a mountain bike (OP was to roadies) with not only a saddle bag the size of a small suitcase, but a mudguard? WTF!
Its the only pic I had of my seatpack. It just happened to be on my mountainbike at the time.
It was with the addition of Ortlieb's biggest 2.7litre saddlebag to the road bike that I realised I was never going to be a pure roadie, however I probably have the fastest tourer on the road, and can stay out for days at a time (assuming there are some hostels en-route).
If i'm just out for the day, I just use pockets, I had a lezyne saddle bag which rattled and came loose once too many times, couldn't be bothered trying any others although the smallest Ortliebs look quite neat.
I lost my saddle pack the other day, strap must have broke 😥 Never felt or heard anything hit/fall. In 25 years of road riding it's the first time it's ever happened.
lost
mini pump
spare tube x2
mini tool with chain breaker (having had a long walk once because of no chain breaker never again)
patches
tyre levers
air canisters
spare joining pins
Will all be replaced, hate having pockets stuffed full of stuff plus like others have said if it's on the bike its ready to go.
My road bike has a Caradice Saddle bag - off of the '50s.
Maybe 30+ litres size and unfashionable enough to make it unstealable.
It's ace. I had a boxed printer for my PC stuffed in it the other weekend. That wouldn't have fitted in pockets.
Camelbak.
don't like wearing camelbaks even on mtb
hmm tiny saddle bag looks ok but anything approaching medium looks terrible imho
i could do with a zipped rear pocket i think
TBH you can get a surprising about of gear in your pockets, and very often I go out on my MTB only with stuff in my (road) jersey pockets & a bottle (a Camelbak seems overkill for <2-3h rides)
Having said that, I don't particularly like having CO2 cartridges right next to my kidneys; at least in a saddle bag there is the saddle & some distance between me & them...
Andy
clunker - MemberOld school way... old water bottle with the lid cut off.
Do you not drink, stop a lot or not ride very far?
Saddle bag with:
1 x tube
2 x tyre levers
1 x [url= http://www.topeak.com/products/Tools/SuperChainTool ]ChainTool[/url] as you can see also has two allen keys
2 x sram powerlink
1 x pack of Park Tool super patches (in case I get more than one puncture)
pump on frame next to waterbottle
Am I missing anything?
saddlebag - as small as poss (Fizik)
Leyzyne pump on frame
Pockets for food and cape
simples innit
(camelbak when on road bike is just wrong)
To be honest I have a saddle bag on my roadie, 2 tubes, little multi tool, tyre levers, patches and glue, and a mini pump on the frame.
I like riding with one on my SS MTB too, it has a tube, some stick on patches, a tyre lever and a 4mm & 5mm allen key. Pump goes next to the bottle cage - so much better on short rides than a camel pack.
Pockets.
Saddle bags are the sign of someone who doesn't know what they're doing and are often accompanied by brake levers pointing to the sky, a compact or triple and 27T+ cassettes.
Pockets.
Food in the left, tubes, tool, jacket/gilet in middle, keys, mp3 player, armwarmers in right. Sometimes have a camera in there somewhere as well.
SpokesCycles - Member
Pockets.Saddle bags are the sign of someone who doesn't know what they're doing and are often accompanied by brake levers pointing to the sky, a compact or triple and 27T+ cassettes.
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what if you are doing an 80 mile traing ride, no cafe stop and need to carry cape, armwarmers, enough food for ride and wallet. Easy if you have 3 pockets. Not so easy if you've filled them up with tubes, tools , patches etc etc. A small seatpack(if you prefer) that is packed and doesnt rattle, with a good pump on frame. Sounds like sense to me.
Pockets for a quick ride & Camelbak for days out.
Keep everything in an Cannondale MP3 player pouch ( can't remember where i got it but it's a good size 70mm x 80mm x 40mm ) i can get Woodie tool,levers,patches,links,chain splitter, tie wraps,£10 note,latex gloves in it,were everything lives. Generally take a Power Pump & a spare tube then just transfer it to my Camelbak as & when.
I use a small fanny pack 🙄
An unusual approach, and must contravene the Rules, but no-one has ever remarked upon it.
Saddlebag. Sometimes one of those little Top-tube Tri-bags too.
Not only do I hate having pockets overloaded, I like the idea that all of the essentials are in the saddlebag so I don't end up half-way around some ride without a tube or tyre levers.
Oh - and I don't give a flying **** what other cyclists think I look like as I overtake them.
I like riding with one on my SS MTB too, it has a tube, some stick on patches, a tyre lever and a 4mm, 5mm allen key. Pump goes next to the bottle cage - so much better on short rides than a camel pack.
Apart from monty rides say in the Cheviots, that's how I ride my MTB now, no need for the kitchen sink
Saddle bags are the sign of someone who doesn't know what they're doing ...
What a load of rubbish
Large ortlieb 2l saddle bag with 2 x tubes, 1 x windproof jacket, 1 x puncture repair kit, bit of old tyre, a few zipties, multitool, wallet with id in it,mobile phone, a couple of emergency gels; plenty of space for all this. In pockets maybe a couple more gels and a gilet. Just hate overloading pockets; 🙂
Saddle bags are the sign of someone who doesn't know what they're doing ...
What a load of rubbish
I think that was an attempt at trolling 😉
I think that was an attempt at trolling
😳 😳 usually I don't bite, but a while ago someone else made a comment that the rider was a beginner because of saddle bag and frame fit pump in a picture, oh well, back under my stone I go...
Read this and it will all become clear... http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/what-is-it-with-these-massive-rucksackcamelbak-things