What Saddlebag?

[Jobbo]

I've got three of the Lidl saddlebags; they fit easily (have a clip under the saddle and a piece of velcro which goes round the seatpost), seem pretty secure and don't rattle. £4.99 including some folding tools and a basic puncture repair kit; just leave the tools at home because they're heavy. Complete bargain even if you don't want the contents.

Spent ages trying to find a picture, only to find someone is selling them on Amazon for £9.00 plus £4.25 postage; at least you can see what it looks like: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crivit-Bike-Tool-Kit/dp/B0...

Edited by Jobbo on Monday 1st September 17:32

[Jonnny]

CoinSl0t said:

WinstonWolf said:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/bbb-btl-18l-tools-and-tube...

very useful when I don't need to carry both bottles.

I like that

Going to get one of these when I get one of the eBay Cree lights with the external battery packs.

Going to pop into Evans and have a look at the Topeak bag, although the one linked above with the LED piping is very cool.

[yellowjack]

neilbauer said:

AndyWoodall said:

This is the one I have; http://www.topeak.com/products/bags/survivaltoolwe...

Its a bit larger than the wedge, but it doesn't rattle all that much.

I have one of these too, quite big but tools on top and tube phone wallet underneath

I've got the 'first generation' version of that Topeak pack on my MTB. It was originally on my road/tourer bike, but I needed the carrying capacity of the bottom compartment to hold a big MTB tube with an additional (traditional) puncture repair kit and spare batteries for my lights, plus house keys, etc. Several thousand miles on, and externally it looks pretty much as good as it always did, but recently the removable foam tray with the tools in has parted company with it's stiff plastic base, through seeing a good deal of use. That said, a bit of glue will see it right, and the tools it contains are good quality - all have seen some sort of service over the years.

My only complaint, and it may have been addressed on the 'Mark II' version, is the light loop - it isn't tight or stiff enough, and I've lost one rear light completely, and the current one (I've 'closed' the clip with sparkie's tape) droops about 20 degrees down from horizontal. If they've fixed that flaw, then I'd happily go for another, but be warned - they are quite large, and sometimes the zipper rubs the back of my thigh when I'm pedaling.

I also have a Lezyne 'M' Caddy on my road bike, which is great on there, as it's smaller and more streamlined, but big enough for the essentials of multi tool, tube and puncture kit. Same complaint with the light loop on that one, though, and as it's a fabric loop, the 'droop' is worse, to the point that I cannot rely on a light placed there as my only rear light.

I've also got a crappy 'Creek2Peak' saddle pack, and an Aldi/Lidl special kicking around the garage, but neither of those seems to fit very well to my saddle rails, and consequently they are only used to carry extra tubes and bits'n'bobs on visitors or family bikes when I ride with them, and if they don't have their own spares kit. I don't find either of them to be of great quality or very convenient to use regularly.

[Barbarossa]

I bought a new one a few months ago. Sent several back because they were too big / didn't fit / poor qualiy / fell off . Eventually ended up with a Lezyne Micro Caddy. The small takes a tube, CO2 inflator, levers and a small mini tool. Small and mounts really securely.