Saddle Bag Suggestions

DylanM

As a newbie road cyclist, I wondered if you guys could recommend a good saddle bag for the essential equipment.
Obviously want something that's not too big, looks good and will carry the basics.

One question, do you advise carrying one or two spare innertubes?

airbusboy

Morning,

I use top-peak wedges on both my road bikes.

Summer Bike I use a small ish ; one inner tube, park tools adhesive patches, x2 C02 canisters, x3 levers, credit card + £10 + multi-tool. (http://www.evanscycles.com/products/top ... s-ec008236

Winter Bike Large: 2 inner tubes, c02 cannister (large pump attached to bike) park tools patches, levers, gel, credit card + 10 + multi-tool (still room to cram more shizzle in). Prepared for all eventualities.

g00se

Lezyne bags are good:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lezyne/cycle/saddle-bags/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=lezyne%20saddle%20bags&utm_campaign=lezyne

dabber

Whatever bag you end up getting you want to have agood look at the way it attaches to the saddle. I've had problems with ones with a loop that goes round the seat post with the velcro strap damaging my bibs.

nickel

I've got a specialized mini wedge. Can fit 3 tyre levers, a tube, puncture repair kit and multi tool inside, everything you need really!

BridlingtonBiker

+1 for the topeak wedge bags. I have a small for my road bike which I get this in;
1 x inner tube, 1 x cO2 pump with cartrige, tyre levers, topeak multitool, topeak self adhesive patches, dispose able rubber gloves, money, 3 cable ties, plasters and paracetamol.

I also have two medium ones for me and my wife's mountain bikes. Get pretty much the same stuff in but the inner tube is obviously larger and some tyre repair patches.

We have the ones with the clip fixing system because you can buy the clips separately and transfer the bags quickly from bike to bike

hulla the hulla

BridlingtonBiker wrote:

+1 for the topeak wedge bags. ......We have the ones with the clip fixing system because you can buy the clips separately and transfer the bags quickly from bike to bike

another +1 from me

flasher

Slimline no post strap, there can be only one, all the others are just ugly!