Rapha Essentials Case......any cheaper alternatives??
Sammyw23
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Hi all - Looking for a small pouch for carrying usual spares/mobile/keys etc in a jersey pocket and so far have only seen the Rapha offering which is perfect but ££££
Anyone got or seen a similar zipped padded pouch which is small enough to stuff in a jersey pocket?
Anyone got or seen a similar zipped padded pouch which is small enough to stuff in a jersey pocket?
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How about an old sock? 100% free, 100% effective.Faster than a tent.......0
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Jersey pocket? Freezer bag? Saddle bag?
£40?
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iPhone pouches are pennies on fleabay...........If Wales was flattened out, it'd be bigger than England!
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Where about are you located? If you're anywhere near a town with a Muji, go in there. They sell loads of different sized zippy-upy pouches. Not waterproof though.0
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This thread would be more popular if it said ' Is there a more expensive version of the Rapha one'I like white bikes0
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ortlieb do loads of small waterproof things. One is bound the bill.
This:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Ortli ... 7604/#more
Or this:
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Ortli ... 360013223/FCN 4-6 depending
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+1 for Muji. I found a small zip-up pencil case / bag that does the job. I have tried various spectacles cases and sunglasses cases in the past but so far this little chap's a good 'un.
Got a veritable survival kit in it (sans tube though) and it fits nicely into a back pocket. Add some padding of our own if you don't carry much in case you land on it.I may be a minority of one but that doesn't prevent me from being right.
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Lezyne do a lovely anodized aluminium one. Not too espensive either.0
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Freezer Bag.
What more could you need?
I have a lot of Rapha gear but come on.... :shock:None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.0 -
Lezyne also do a zip up one in grey and black that is really good too.
Caddy sack it is http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Lezyn ... 360049605/
Lasts longer than a freezer bag....
I'd love a rapha one, but the MONEY!http://www.georgesfoundation.org
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I like to have a few things to hand when out on the bike. I looked at the Rapha Essentials Case, but like you, wondered whether it was possible to get even better value. Yes, difficult to imagine I know, but if you don't try....
After a painstaking search, and looking carefully at costs, I was pleased to discover that it actually worked out cheaper to hire my own ProTour Cyclist, riding one of the bikes below, to follow me around on my ride, than it did to buy a Rapha Essentials Case and carry the bits myself.
And as well as being cheaper than the Rapha Essentials Case, he can carry more than just spares and tools, so I get an occasional ice cream too.0 -
I use a leather case for a sat nav - about the same size as the Rapha one but without the motivational slogan. i was tempted by the rapha one but it was just too much for a leather pencil case. the sat nav case cost me about a tenner.0
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oakley sunglass bag or one of the sram red bags...they do actually have some uses!!0
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Dont bung your spares/mobile/keys in the one pouch unless its a knackered old phone.
My phone goes in a ziploc bag - subscribe for the free Zipvit offer and they send you some perfect bags !
Tools and keys go in a little pouch that i think M&S undies came in - about 10 years ago !0 -
Cheers. The caddy sack is spot on. 7 quid. Like itCervelo P3
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Put it inside some pita bread. You can even nibble on it if hungry. Take out the donner meat though.0
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But come on guys all your ideas about using socks, and ziploc bags just don't cut it. You won't get the 'bon courage' type on the Rapha one.
Sheeesh! talk about missing out ......0 -
giant mancp wrote:But come on guys all your ideas about using socks, and ziploc bags just don't cut it. You won't get the 'bon courage' type on the Rapha one.
Sheeesh! talk about missing out ......
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Someone epically pointed out in the first look that the heavy duty branded plastic bags that they deliver their clothing products in doubles superbly as an essentials case.
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My local Pound Shop does a zip-up neoprene camera pouch for a quid - fine for the phone and moneyMake mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0
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Can we have another "Why we hate Rapha" thread 8) it`s been a while since people vented their anger !!!0
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Gazzetta67 wrote:Can we have another "Why we hate Rapha" thread 8) it`s been a while since people vented their anger !!!0
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Lezyne do a lovely anodized aluminium one. Not too espensive either.
i have one is mint and water proof fits a tube, gas, tyre levers(2), few hex keys, phone, money and my ipod nano if its raining bad plus fits in one of the 3 back pockets
all goodhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/lancejambo/7872222626/
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