Saddlebag chafing

[Ivan Bergman]

Thanks everyone!

On 5/10/2024 at 12:54 PM, ChrisF said:

Agree with most of the replies above.

 

- A bikefit is always a good place to start

- A smaller, NARROWER, bag will resolve the issue.

- Often the largest item in the toolbag is a spare tube.  Do yourself a favour and look at the spare tube from Specialized.  Actually well priced (at least it was last time I bought), and significantly smaller packing space than other tubes !!

- A well packed toolbag has a nice tightfit, preventing a lot of of noise and even damage as stuff chafe around.

The jury is out, I'll schedule a bike fit ASAP.

And these Areoclaims RudolphG suggested looks real awesome!

1 hour ago, RudolphG said:

Ordered this from Cyckit in New Zealand. You can drop them a mail with the details of your saddle and they will send the correct one. I have Bontrager saddles on my road bikes and just swop between the two. It takes one screw to hold it on place and won't move. You also get three different container sizes so you can swop out depending on what you need for the day. It's a solid piece of kit and definitely won't damage your bibs. 

The 25mm for my roadbike and 37mm for my MTB would be the ideal solution and as far as pricing go, they seem to be somewhat in-line with the SWAT boxes.

Link to their page if anyone is interested:

https://www.cyckit.com/collections/products

Up until them, I'll be a pack mule with everything on my back.

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15 hours ago, Jewbacca said:

I love how guys abuse saddle bags because they look junk and then advocate fanny packs.......

 

I did not do that. I rode with a moonbag in the 90's. They are so last millennium.

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2 hours ago, ChrisF said:

This is stil THEE best saddle bag I have ever owned.

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://speedsleev.com/products/speedsleev-ranger&ved=2ahUKEwj36IKDqYWGAxWhgP0HHblPDv0QFnoECA4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw05RHSYOS_nViO9J9p-xWAS

 

Sadly the SA importer has not brought in any for the last few years.

 

 

 

Thanks to a Hubber I have a spare one

You see that's kind of okay because it doesn't look like a ball bag suspended from your rails.

[cadenceblur]

15 hours ago, Jewbacca said:

I love how guys abuse saddle bags because they look junk and then advocate fanny packs.......

 

You should have a look around, some nice low profile units, that replace jersey pockets if none are available, can go under the shirt as well

[babse]

Using saddle bag...

 

 

[Mamil]

https://www.trekbikes.com/za/en_ZA/equipment/bike-accessories/bike-bags-and-panniers/bontrager-elite-seat-pack/p/14411/

My current favourite ... Carry things on the body or on the bike.... As far as possible has to be on the bike for my money.

[Jewbacca]

26 minutes ago, cadenceblur said:

You should have a look around, some nice low profile units, that replace jersey pockets if none are available, can go under the shirt as well

No... You simply cannot sell me a 'nice' moonbag

No matter how you dress it up, it's a moonbag and it's worse than a saddle bag

Over loaded pockets and moonbags look far more ridiculous than a small receptacle under the saddle

[madmarc]

3 hours ago, ChrisF said:

This is stil THEE best saddle bag I have ever owned.

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://speedsleev.com/products/speedsleev-ranger&ved=2ahUKEwj36IKDqYWGAxWhgP0HHblPDv0QFnoECA4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw05RHSYOS_nViO9J9p-xWAS

 

Sadly the SA importer has not brought in any for the last few years.

 

 

 

Thanks to a Hubber I have a spare one

Maybe on a road bike - We used something similar on TB, they were both moertoe at 80KM

[ChrisF]

33 minutes ago, madmarc said:

Maybe on a road bike - We used something similar on TB, they were both moertoe at 80KM

 

More than 8 000 km on my MTB, still in good nick 👍

[Bike Dewing]

Used my R300 that just appeared in my CL wallet for a saddle bag and I am happy to report, I am horrendously disgusted in how ugly it is..🤣🤣 my top tube bag is a super model compared..

the upside is all my things are in it..🥳

[splat]

On 5/11/2024 at 11:51 AM, ChrisF said:

This is stil THEE best saddle bag I have ever owned.

 

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://speedsleev.com/products/speedsleev-ranger&ved=2ahUKEwj36IKDqYWGAxWhgP0HHblPDv0QFnoECA4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw05RHSYOS_nViO9J9p-xWAS

 

Sadly the SA importer has not brought in any for the last few years.

 

 

 

Thanks to a Hubber I have a spare one

 

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/saddle-bags-and-on-bike-storage/723617/ranger-speedsleev

 

[ChrisF]

40 minutes ago, splat said:

 

https://bikehub.co.za/classifieds/item/saddle-bags-and-on-bike-storage/723617/ranger-speedsleev

 

 

Thank you.

 

I have sent him a DM.  Looks like the SMALL bags, lets hear what he says.  If it is, then it really is excellent for road use.

[betaboy]

I think carrying everything in your back pockets is pretty old school! 😂😂

I always think, if you go down… you can loose all your stuff, but yeah be cool hey! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 ride like a bomb but don’t have any! 🤭

*- The style police left the building long ago when baseball socks became aero. 😂😂😂

[Wannabe]

I try not to carry any bulky items in my back pockets.

Had a OTB incident on my Mtb in 2016, landed flat on my back, and the small Sunscreen bottle I had in my right pocket impacted on my vertebrae, shifting my L5-S1 vertabrae to the left. Years later it caused so many issues that I had to have a back operation end of Jan '24. 

Even after that fall, the only item I carry in my back pockets is my Cellphone, rest goes into my saddle bag, irrespective if it's my Roadie, Mtb or Gravel monster I'm riding.

So you fashion police can go and take a hike, it's my bike, my saddlebag and my choice. I'm cycling for my health and the enjoyment of it, not to please some other person's sense of fashion.

I also had the issue with the saddle bag straps rubbing on my inner thighs and damaging my bibs, but I sorted that out by purchasing the saddle bags that clips into a receptacle that you attach under the saddle. Works a treat, does not damage my seatpost, and I can still use my dropper post on the Mtb. Something similar to this, has a Gorilla emblem on it, not Topeak.

Edited May 15 by Wannabe
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[Trek man]

Just use old water bottle to store spare in .or tool bottle truthfully I not a fan of saddles bags 🫣. 

Edited May 15 by Trek man

[Pandatron]

3 minutes ago, Wannabe said:

So you fashion police can go and take a hike, it's my bike, my saddlebag and my choice. I'm cycling for my health and the enjoyment of it, not to please some other person's sense of fashion.

 

Officers, he's resisting arrest