help with slipping saddle bag
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help with slipping saddle bag
Hello,
I have a tiny saddle bag (Lezyne Road Caddy https://ride.lezyne.com/products/road-caddy ) that I like. It fits nicely under the saddle. However, due to the way it is secured, it can slide down the saddle rails where it bumps into my legs when riding. I'm looking for a way to keep it as high up on the rails as possible. Any suggestions? I tried zip ties on the rails but since they flair inward on the way down it didn't work. In the pic I'm trying to keep the bag to the left and gravity is pulling it gradually to the right.
Thanks for the help
I have a tiny saddle bag (Lezyne Road Caddy https://ride.lezyne.com/products/road-caddy ) that I like. It fits nicely under the saddle. However, due to the way it is secured, it can slide down the saddle rails where it bumps into my legs when riding. I'm looking for a way to keep it as high up on the rails as possible. Any suggestions? I tried zip ties on the rails but since they flair inward on the way down it didn't work. In the pic I'm trying to keep the bag to the left and gravity is pulling it gradually to the right.
Thanks for the help
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Gravity always wins...
Since wasn't familiar with the Lezyne Road Caddy, I took a quick peek thru google.
Most saddle bags have a strong taper from back to front, and often attach/secure to the SP.
The Road Caddy seems quite 'square' and is only secured by the one strap around the rails. Between the force of gravity and the narrowing of rails down to where they do their work, the bag will inevitably slide down (and somewhat forward). Bag is prolly wider than the saddle skirt bend, so will rub on legs and scuff up the shorts lycra... no good.
SO, how to resist the downward slide... nothing easy, light and not involved nor ugly comes to mind...
You could 'shape' some light material to fit between the rails and also resist the strap from moving forward/down, over the blocking material. ONly thing light I can immediately think if is Styrofoam - Ugly and surely will not last very long...
I would get a saddlebag with a proper taper to fit under the saddle, without extra width and will hold what you need to carry.
Road Caddy seems well intended but not very well designed nor tested out...
I know... a lot of words, without any real solutions.... sometimes it goes that way... LOL!
Ride On
Yuri
Since wasn't familiar with the Lezyne Road Caddy, I took a quick peek thru google.
Most saddle bags have a strong taper from back to front, and often attach/secure to the SP.
The Road Caddy seems quite 'square' and is only secured by the one strap around the rails. Between the force of gravity and the narrowing of rails down to where they do their work, the bag will inevitably slide down (and somewhat forward). Bag is prolly wider than the saddle skirt bend, so will rub on legs and scuff up the shorts lycra... no good.
SO, how to resist the downward slide... nothing easy, light and not involved nor ugly comes to mind...
You could 'shape' some light material to fit between the rails and also resist the strap from moving forward/down, over the blocking material. ONly thing light I can immediately think if is Styrofoam - Ugly and surely will not last very long...
I would get a saddlebag with a proper taper to fit under the saddle, without extra width and will hold what you need to carry.
Road Caddy seems well intended but not very well designed nor tested out...
I know... a lot of words, without any real solutions.... sometimes it goes that way... LOL!
Ride On
Yuri
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Great observations. You may be right
Hopefully someone else can think of an elegant solution
Here is the product: https://ride.lezyne.com/products/road-caddy
Hopefully someone else can think of an elegant solution
Here is the product: https://ride.lezyne.com/products/road-caddy
Gravity always wins...
Since wasn't familiar with the Lezyne Road Caddy, I took a quick peek thru google.
Most saddle bags have a strong taper from back to front, and often attach/secure to the SP.
The Road Caddy seems quite 'square' and is only secured by the one strap around the rails. Between the force of gravity and the narrowing of rails down to where they do their work, the bag will inevitably slide down (and somewhat forward). Bag is prolly wider than the saddle skirt bend, so will rub on legs and scuff up the shorts lycra... no good.
SO, how to resist the downward slide... nothing easy, light and not involved nor ugly comes to mind...
You could 'shape' some light material to fit between the rails and also resist the strap from moving forward/down, over the blocking material. ONly thing light I can immediately think if is Styrofoam - Ugly and surely will not last very long...
I would get a saddlebag with a proper taper to fit under the saddle, without extra width and will hold what you need to carry.
Road Caddy seems well intended but not very well designed nor tested out...
I know... a lot of words, without any real solutions.... sometimes it goes that way... LOL!
Ride On
Yuri
Since wasn't familiar with the Lezyne Road Caddy, I took a quick peek thru google.
Most saddle bags have a strong taper from back to front, and often attach/secure to the SP.
The Road Caddy seems quite 'square' and is only secured by the one strap around the rails. Between the force of gravity and the narrowing of rails down to where they do their work, the bag will inevitably slide down (and somewhat forward). Bag is prolly wider than the saddle skirt bend, so will rub on legs and scuff up the shorts lycra... no good.
SO, how to resist the downward slide... nothing easy, light and not involved nor ugly comes to mind...
You could 'shape' some light material to fit between the rails and also resist the strap from moving forward/down, over the blocking material. ONly thing light I can immediately think if is Styrofoam - Ugly and surely will not last very long...
I would get a saddlebag with a proper taper to fit under the saddle, without extra width and will hold what you need to carry.
Road Caddy seems well intended but not very well designed nor tested out...
I know... a lot of words, without any real solutions.... sometimes it goes that way... LOL!
Ride On
Yuri
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Maybe something like this. Just remove the garmin/go pro mount...
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so I very much enjoy 'McGivering', do it all the time to my motos and backpacks...
so, you could put some sort of 'stop' on each rail, to prevent the bag/strap from sliding down the rail.
could be some plastic collar OR simplest, easiest and would likely last a long time - Duct Tape.
so, I did a quick example on a saddle I had laying around - several wraps of Duct tape on each rail, at a position which holds the bag strap above the 'stop'
my example is only a few wraps, my estimate a few more would give enough 'height' to prevent the strap from sliding over the stop.
I would also use black duct tape - i used silver and magic-markered the tape for visibility...
Saddle rail stop - using Duct Tape
I expect the width would only need to be 1/4 - 3/8 wide, and the 'height' maybe 1/8 ?
easiest done with saddle off, but patience would work without removing the saddle ... easy enough to mark the rail, when the bag is in proper position...
ymmv...
Ride On
Yuri
so, you could put some sort of 'stop' on each rail, to prevent the bag/strap from sliding down the rail.
could be some plastic collar OR simplest, easiest and would likely last a long time - Duct Tape.
so, I did a quick example on a saddle I had laying around - several wraps of Duct tape on each rail, at a position which holds the bag strap above the 'stop'
my example is only a few wraps, my estimate a few more would give enough 'height' to prevent the strap from sliding over the stop.
I would also use black duct tape - i used silver and magic-markered the tape for visibility...
Saddle rail stop - using Duct Tape
I expect the width would only need to be 1/4 - 3/8 wide, and the 'height' maybe 1/8 ?
easiest done with saddle off, but patience would work without removing the saddle ... easy enough to mark the rail, when the bag is in proper position...
ymmv...
Ride On
Yuri
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so I very much enjoy 'McGivering', do it all the time to my motos and backpacks...
so, you could put some sort of 'stop' on each rail, to prevent the bag/strap from sliding down the rail.
could be some plastic collar OR simplest, easiest and would likely last a long time - Duct Tape.
so, I did a quick example on a saddle I had laying around - several wraps of Duct tape on each rail, at a position which holds the bag strap above the 'stop'
my example is only a few wraps, my estimate a few more would give enough 'height' to prevent the strap from sliding over the stop.
I would also use black duct tape - i used silver and magic-markered the tape for visibility...
Saddle rail stop - using Duct Tape
I expect the width would only need to be 1/4 - 3/8 wide, and the 'height' maybe 1/8 ?
easiest done with saddle off, but patience would work without removing the saddle ... easy enough to mark the rail, when the bag is in proper position...
ymmv...
Ride On
Yuri
so, you could put some sort of 'stop' on each rail, to prevent the bag/strap from sliding down the rail.
could be some plastic collar OR simplest, easiest and would likely last a long time - Duct Tape.
so, I did a quick example on a saddle I had laying around - several wraps of Duct tape on each rail, at a position which holds the bag strap above the 'stop'
my example is only a few wraps, my estimate a few more would give enough 'height' to prevent the strap from sliding over the stop.
I would also use black duct tape - i used silver and magic-markered the tape for visibility...
Saddle rail stop - using Duct Tape
I expect the width would only need to be 1/4 - 3/8 wide, and the 'height' maybe 1/8 ?
easiest done with saddle off, but patience would work without removing the saddle ... easy enough to mark the rail, when the bag is in proper position...
ymmv...
Ride On
Yuri
thanks
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Just buy any number of wedge bags that don't move.
Plenty are available that dont use a seatpost attachment too.
An easy and inexpensice one that never needs to be touched is Speedsleev. It comes in multiple sizes, is dead simple to attach, and it doesnt sway.
Plenty are available that dont use a seatpost attachment too.
An easy and inexpensice one that never needs to be touched is Speedsleev. It comes in multiple sizes, is dead simple to attach, and it doesnt sway.
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The root problem is that the bag is designed to be wedged up against the seatpost &/or clamp, but is also designed I thought to be quite a bit narrower than the saddle itself -- presumably making unlikely to be hit by one's legs. At least it looks like the same type of design as my Arundel Pico (which I like a lot). IOW, it's starting position should be slid down all the way to where it's hitting either the clamp or post or both.
I suppose if you have saddle slammed all the way back though, or you have a 0 offset clamp, the bag may end up positioned peaking out in front of the wide part of the saddle where the nose taper is?
Otherwide, I'd suggest opting for a narrower vertically oriented bag (like the Arundel Medio). For Lezyne a Micro Caddy or S-Caddy.
I suppose if you have saddle slammed all the way back though, or you have a 0 offset clamp, the bag may end up positioned peaking out in front of the wide part of the saddle where the nose taper is?
Otherwide, I'd suggest opting for a narrower vertically oriented bag (like the Arundel Medio). For Lezyne a Micro Caddy or S-Caddy.