Recommend me a Saddle Bag

Zain

Hi people

I'm looking to buy a saddle bag to carry a small tool kit and perhaps more.

Any recommendations would be helpful. Budget circa £30

thanks for your time

nferrar

I bought a http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... ddle%20Bag as it included the basic trail tools. The tools themselves are OK although the chain splitter is a bit fiddly but not like you use that on a regular basis. Topeak ones have the little pouch thing on the back for clipping Topeak rear LEDs onto to which I find really handy.

Zain

which can result in diy kidney surgery if you fall off!

lol

Thanks for the quick reply. Funily enough I was looking at the same thing earlier today.

Just wanted some feedback from you guys before I commited to anything though.

baudman

These are GREAT! So small, but can still hold quite a bit.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... ddle%20Bag

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baudman wrote:

These are GREAT! So small, but can still hold quite a bit.

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... ddle%20Bag

seconded

bahzob

I too have a Specialized but the next one up in size.

Its like the Tardis, much bigger on the inside than it looks from the outside. So far it holds 2 inner tubes, 3 tyre levers, 1 Topeak Alien RX 16, 1 multisize spoke key, 1 puncture repair kit , couple of latex gloves, shower cap and one bit of old tyre (for emergency in case tyre splits).

PostieJohn

I got a YPK from Wiggle, (one of there highly recommended) for occasional use, and it's great, plenty of space and easily clip off-and-onable.

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bahzob wrote:

...couple of latex gloves, shower cap

wow, your rides sound very homoerotic.

bahzob

pagem wrote: "wow, your rides sound very homoerotic."



Sadly more mundane. Just to avoid getting dirty and wet.

Zain

Thanks for your input people

I'm probably going to go for one of the specialized jobbies as I already have the alien tool kit etc
But, I'm going to need a suitable mini pump. I think it would look much neater than my normal pump with cable ties
Any recommendations on a pump?

daniel_b

I bought one of these:

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.aspx?Cat=cycle&ProdID=5360007705&N=Blackburn%20Airstick%20Pump

richardjallen

The specialized looks good. Mine is not a specialized or water resistant but that is and its a useful bonus if you put your phone or paper money in there. Even tools get damp and will rust. I put stuff like that in a polythene bag inside mine now.

northpole

I got a Specialized one which may be larger than the one shown in the link above. A word of caution - the one I ended up with does indeed cause chaffing - one set of leggings are banjaxed because of this.

With regards to a pump, I picked up a CO2 cannister / valve connector set and a couple of spares - no more pump for me - not having used one before, am I missing something important on this?!!

Peter

sloboy

Only the "more p*nctures than cannisters" scenario, I think.

And whether that's a new issue depends on whether you'd normally carry patches as well as spare tubes.

johnno_uk

northpole wrote:

I got a Specialized one which may be larger than the one shown in the link above. A word of caution - the one I ended up with does indeed cause chaffing - one set of leggings are banjaxed because of this.

With regards to a pump, I picked up a CO2 cannister / valve connector set and a couple of spares - no more pump for me - not having used one before, am I missing something important on this?!!

Peter

There are two issues : make sure you inflate slowly with the CO2 - otherwise (like me first time) you end up with a lot of frost and not much air in the tyre and long walk home....
The other issue is when i went into LBS with the used one and asked if they had a recycling bin for them, i got a look like i was from Mars. Shame to throw such a nice chunk of metal away like that...

cheers