dorks and seatbags
04-22-06, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by EURO
Last time I checked, all my cycling jerseys had pockets in the back that could carry about three times the amount of stuff than a saddle bag could take. .
The main point of a cycling jersey are the MASSIVE pockets! Pockets are much quicker and easier to access than a saddle bag.
Don't go flame me too hard, but putting a saddle bag on a $10,000 bike is kinda like putting Wally Griswold's fully loaded roof racks on a Lamborghini!!
Especially if you have a $300 sexy seat post!! 
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04-22-06, 06:05 PM
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Personally I think you should all thank the OP. He's given you all a good excuse to post more vanity pics of your pimp rides (this time with saddle bag attatched)!
04-22-06, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by matagi
5600 ci?? Don't make me laugh, you should be able to fit all that in a 4500 ci bag and still have room for a stove and cappucino maker.
04-22-06, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
Hmmmmm.....I agree!
The main point of a cycling jersey are the MASSIVE pockets! Pockets are much quicker and easier to access than a saddle bag.
Don't go flame me too hard, but putting a saddle bag on a $10,000 bike is kinda like putting Wally Griswold's fully loaded roof racks on a Lamborghini!! Especially if you have a $300 sexy seat post!!
The main point of a cycling jersey are the MASSIVE pockets! Pockets are much quicker and easier to access than a saddle bag.
Don't go flame me too hard, but putting a saddle bag on a $10,000 bike is kinda like putting Wally Griswold's fully loaded roof racks on a Lamborghini!!
Especially if you have a $300 sexy seat post!!
04-22-06, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted by shokhead
BTW,how do you think it would feel if you went down with all that crap in those pockets?
04-22-06, 09:01 PM
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If saddle bags on a Bike are Dorky, then Water bottles and pumps on the frame may as well be dorky too...
Seeing as I should stuff my Jersey pockets full of crap now (Tube, levers, inflator, patchkit, money, Hospital card, Club card, food, jacket...) I may as well attach what other junk to myself too. This is my New Helmet.
I see the error of my ways
Seeing as I should stuff my Jersey pockets full of crap now (Tube, levers, inflator, patchkit, money, Hospital card, Club card, food, jacket...) I may as well attach what other junk to myself too. This is my New Helmet.
I see the error of my ways
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04-22-06, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Grasschopper
No no the bike is hot I get that...ohh I still need to get photos with the new SWorks Pave SL seat post and the tubulars on it. But specifically the seat bag. I went out with my father on Wed and he had a new Specialized saddle bag on his bike...now IMO that thing is dorky...it was like he mounted a backpack under his saddle...can't see why he needs that much stuff.
I get that...ohh I still need to get photos with the new SWorks Pave SL seat post and the tubulars on it. But specifically the seat bag. I went out with my father on Wed and he had a new Specialized saddle bag on his bike...now IMO that thing is dorky...it was like he mounted a backpack under his saddle...can't see why he needs that much stuff.
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I bummed a cellphone holster off a GAP backpack and that holds everything I need - tube, levers, patch kit, tools, chain links, and key. That holster can easily slip into either my cycling jersey or snuggly into an empty water bottle - which goes on the holder.
I use the saddlebag when I need to bust out a Powerbar picnic for those really long rides...
-simpylred
I use the saddlebag when I need to bust out a Powerbar picnic for those really long rides...
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04-23-06, 12:01 AM
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80cc bag here, usually only on longer rides, or rides that i know will have decent temperature fluctuations. the latter is pretty common in northern colorado.
then i can carry more munchies/arm and leg warmers/vest and what not as needed in the jersey pockets, and the tube/tool/levers go into the bag. the mini pump stays on the downtube, just above the bottle cage all the time.
then i can carry more munchies/arm and leg warmers/vest and what not as needed in the jersey pockets, and the tube/tool/levers go into the bag. the mini pump stays on the downtube, just above the bottle cage all the time.
04-23-06, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by C4Byke
Yea man, thats pretty uncomfortable; now I always wear my underwear outside of my bike shorts.
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04-23-06, 05:16 AM
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BTW,how do you think it would feel if you went down with all that crap in those pockets?
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04-23-06, 05:51 AM
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Well ok then,explain to me what happens when you crash and you have a mini-pump and a multi-tool in your jersey pockets?
04-23-06, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ViperZ
If saddle bags on a Bike are Dorky, then Water bottles and pumps on the frame may as well be dorky too...
Seeing as I should stuff my Jersey pockets full of crap now (Tube, levers, inflator, patchkit, money, Hospital card, Club card, food, jacket...) I may as well attach what other junk to myself too. This is my New Helmet.
I see the error of my ways
Seeing as I should stuff my Jersey pockets full of crap now (Tube, levers, inflator, patchkit, money, Hospital card, Club card, food, jacket...) I may as well attach what other junk to myself too. This is my New Helmet.
I see the error of my ways
04-23-06, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by cheeseflavor
You guys are hard to please... I've had that exact bag for a couple of years now, and it holds a lot of stuff (cellphone, tube, mutlitool, cleat covers). Does this look dorky?
Steve
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04-23-06, 09:07 AM
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This is what I carry in my saddle bag
one tube
2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator
Only reason I use a saddlebag is to be sure that at least I brought2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator
one tube
2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator
The rest goes in the pockets.
2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator
04-23-06, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Lectron
This is what I carry
Only reason I use a saddlebag is to know I have
one tube
2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator
And this is what I carry it in2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator
Only reason I use a saddlebag is to know I have
one tube
2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator
The rest goes in the pockets.2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator
Additionally, Like you, I like the compact purses 
Beats having my Pockets full of crap that adds to my total body mass
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04-23-06, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by The Fixer
I don't think a white garage door would look good with white handlebar tape...
04-23-06, 09:42 AM
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That is a nice place Fixer.... It's nice for this Mid Western Canadian to see a Californian Home.. Those are always so cool looking to me.
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To keep things simple I keep the things that go with the bike (multitool, tire repair bits) in a seatbag and carry the things that I use (keys, phone, ID, snacks) in my pockets. That way I don't leave tools behind because I forgot to stuff something in my pockets, or have to pack and unpack my keys and such in the seatbag every time I ride.
04-23-06, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by bunabayashi
80 cu. cm. here.
Back in the day you were a fred unless you had the following kit:
one spare tubular, folded to about 6"
one multitool
The tubular and tool were stuffed into an old gym sock which was then folded back upon itself into a neat little package, and that was lashed to the underside of the seat with old shoestring. The pump was carried on the frame. That's it, any deviation in any way and you were an insta-fred.
Back in the day you were a fred unless you had the following kit:
one spare tubular, folded to about 6"
one multitool
The tubular and tool were stuffed into an old gym sock which was then folded back upon itself into a neat little package, and that was lashed to the underside of the seat with old shoestring. The pump was carried on the frame. That's it, any deviation in any way and you were an insta-fred.
04-23-06, 01:08 PM
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...Cell phone; tube; multi-tool; Gu; I.D.; money; and a patch kit in my jerseys pockets as I waddle into the convenience store for Power Aide.
Hmmm. Does this make my butt look big?
Hmmm. Does this make my butt look big?
04-23-06, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by San Rensho
I keep a spare tube and tire irons in a plastic bag, zip tied onto the seat rails. Nothing more, nothing less.
If yall werent such FREDS youd realize tha ttire levers are for the girls that cant climb, and learn to change your tires without them. Then you'd only have to carry enough chewed buble gum to patch the hole, and since were all such absolute studs, youd be able to blow about 120 PSI into the tube with your mouth, and youd be good to go, no "dorky" seat bags.
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04-23-06, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Lectron
This is what I carry in my saddle bag
one tube
2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator
Only reason I use a saddlebag is to be sure that at least I brought2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator
one tube
2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator
The rest goes in the pockets.2 tire levers
Some tools
one CO2 inflator