Minimalist Seat Bag - Silca Matone or Asymetirco?
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That small black one in the background it more my minimalist.
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If you perform decent maintenance on your bike before you head out, your 'minimalist' bag can be much much smaller
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RE: cards/cash, I just pop open my phone's plastic protective case and place em in there. Two cards and a bill or two is a little tight for the case, but its nbd. For shorter rides where I'm not carrying food, I just put my regular wallet in my jersey pocket. But its pretty small anyway, I don't carry all my specialty cards on the daily. Its 2024 people!
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Yep, do that all the time along with a constant PM program. and Yes, I have enough to do just about anything on that bike and on others. I have used the tools in that roll more on other people's bikes.
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I think that Almsthre probably owes Eric F a nice commission. ![Smilie](images/smilies/smile.gif)
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What do you call a long ride? Are you touring with this amount of gear and what do you actually carry? Not being critical, just curious why you need such a large saddle bag unless you are touring.
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One nice thing about modern, high-end bikes is that a lot fewer tools are needed to work on ‘em. One can pretty much completely disassemble a modern, high-end bike with 4 Allen keys.
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Yup, though might want a Torx key in there somewhere. And/or if I can't fix or adjust something with my Tom-7 multi-tool, then I wouldn't want to be fixing it on the roadside anyway.
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Well, by “modern, high-end,” I meant electronic shifting, so the need for “derailleur adjustment” via range screws while out on the road is effectively zero, (just as it is for a properly adjusted mechanical derailleur).
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I thought the same regarding how a properly adjusted mechanical derailleur part would not need a mid-ride adjustment. However, once when my RD cable snapped mid-ride, leaving me stuck on the smallest cog and having to call my wife for a ride. After I mentioned that here on BF, another member suggested that I should have carried a multi-tool with a Philips screwdriver and use it on the high limit screw to move the chain onto a bigger cog to ride home. Although now that I think about it, I am not sure how many cogs this method can "shift" my RD.
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I thought the same regarding how a properly adjusted mechanical derailleur part would not need a mid-ride adjustment. However, once when my RD cable snapped mid-ride, leaving me stuck on the smallest cog and having to call my wife for a ride. After I mentioned that here on BF, another member suggested that I should have carried a multi-tool with a Philips screwdriver and use it on the high limit screw to move the chain onto a bigger cog to ride home. Although now that I think about it, I am not sure how many cogs this method can "shift" my RD.
Anyway, preparing for any possible problem, or once-in-a-lifetime events, is antithetical to the minimalist approach.
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A true minimalist might prefer a Nano 7 and even that includes a T25 and screwdriver.
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I have this: https://www.competitivecyclist.com/l...=LZS000L-JETBK
It works well and is really small
It works well and is really small
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But no 6 mm hex! I carry a Lezyne SV Pro 5 mainly for the purpose of having the 6 mm hex for RAP thru-axles.
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Yeah, that’s what I carry, too…on my two, fast roadies anyway. It’s a slightly heavy at 53g, but it’s a really nice overall package; very aesthetically pleasing and tight/compact. In Lezyne’s very compact Road Caddy seat bag, I can put the SV Pro 5 along with a 34g RideNow TPU, a 25g gas cartridge, Silca Eolo pump head, 2 tire levers (Cyckit), a few self adhesive patches, alcohol wipe, zip tie, nitrile glove and still have a bit of room to spare.
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PS: I googled it. Looks like most other small multi-tools.
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I have a mini-pump, so why do I need to carry CO₂ inflator and cartridges? I can leave them home, too.
What remains:
- spare TPU tube
- tire levers
- self-adhesive patches
- tire boot nylon fabric
- tiny scissors to cut tire boot to size
- super glue to hold tire boot in place
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The truth in the old saying that even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in awhile.
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Same for me, and I’ve thought the same, but haven’t drummed up the courage to do it. I guess cycling can make even the most rational amongst us superstitious!