Toptube bags - Are they legal?

['Dale]

I would use one but the aerodynamic drag is just too much hey ????????????

[SwissVan]

Are Toptube Bags legal? When attaching one to your bike do you have to hand in your Man Card?

 

I have one, but have only fitted it to my wife's bike and places tissues, energy bars inside, lipice and sun-screen inside.

 

What are the rules regarding these.

 

 

 

 

As long as its the same colour as your saddle bag.

Tools, tubes go in the saddle bag

Food and stuff you feed on in the top tube bag

 

And Dale.... you get nice aero shaped ones as well

 

Drool here  http://xlab-usa.com/products/bags-and-pods.html

[BenReaper]

for me they are great but only on MTB... on a road bike its a red card...

I feel the same........... got a saddle bag for the road bike. [emoji6]

 

A top tube bag makes life much easier for carrying spares along, a camelback's good for longer rides, but a slog on the shorter stuff and saddle bags just dont last on the mtb, the straps around the seat rails tare off.

 

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[Rocket-Boy]

Ag cute, worrying about the mancard but making sure the tissues and lip ice are in there.

Pity its not Friday.

[Tony datoy]

The only thing attached to my bike is a GPS and me, I keep my water, spares, tools, etc in a camelback, puncture repair in the handlebar.

People fit carbon bars and high spec components to save weight and then bolt on 2kgs of water onto the frame, which makes no sense to me.

[Thor Buttox]

you shouldn't care what anyone thinks. If it fulfills your needs, carry on.

 

BTW - that's where my light battery goes.

Whether a battery is heavy or light is irrelevant. It's you riding an e-bike that is the embarrassi...

 

Oh, sorry... My mistake

[Thor Buttox]

I would use one but the aerodynamic drag is just too much hey ????????????

None of us here ever thought you'd be charging around on the dirt either... Never say never to your top tube bag....

['Dale]

None of us here ever thought you'd be charging around on the dirt either... Never say never to your top tube bag....

True true ????

[andydude]

The only thing attached to my bike is a GPS and me, I keep my water, spares, tools, etc in a camelback, puncture repair in the handlebar.

People fit carbon bars and high spec components to save weight and then bolt on 2kgs of water onto the frame, which makes no sense to me.

It doesn't matter where you put the water, whether on your back or on the bike, it's the same weight.

 

But if you want to get technical, the water on the bike is probably better for your total center of gravity [emoji106]

[Halfdoesyn]

It doesn't matter where you put the water, whether on your back or on the bike, it's the same weight.

 

But if you want to get technical, the water on the bike is probably better for your total center of gravity [emoji106]

Yes, though some argue that weight on the bike makes it handle worse on the trails. You'll have a 12kg bike in stead of 10kg, for example.

 

To me, it makes no sakes.

[Slowbee]

shoeeeweee, are camelpacks allowed on riders on road bikes ?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

shoeeeweee, are camelpacks allowed on riders on road bikes ?

if they aren't, then I've been a perpetrator of crimes against roadie. But then my road bike had flats, so yeah... 

[Slowbee]

if they aren't, then I've been a perpetrator of crimes against roadie. But then my road bike had flats, so yeah... 

well with your road bike having flats mean you were sitting on the road side and not on the saddle side

[Joe Low]

My lady riding partner bought me one, we have his & hers, it's kinda nice.

[dirtrider]

My lady riding partner bought me one, we have his & hers, it's kinda nice.

 

I think the correct word to use would be "cute "

[openmind]

Are Toptube Bags legal? When attaching one to your bike do you have to hand in your Man Card?

 

I have one, but have only fitted it to my wife's bike and places tissues, energy bars inside, lipice and sun-screen inside.

 

What are the rules regarding these.

 

 

 

 

 

Completely illegal! I think it's even in the constitution. See:

http://www.velominati.com/the-rules/#29