Positive Reviews:Great quality but watch the fit | | Rating: |  | This is a well-constructed, rugged bag with plenty of room for all the repair stuff you want on a daily commute. But I found this bag wouldn't work under just any saddle - my Brooks women's saddle was too short. My WTB saddle had longer rails and it worked okay (with a bit of a squeeze). If you don't have a lot of seat tube exposed, that could cause a fit problem as well.
The main reason I liked the bag was the positioning of the light strap on the back. This strap is plenty stiff and, with some adustments, my rear blinky light was actually facing the traffic behind me instead of pointing down toward my rear wheel. | | Susancycles at REI on 03/03/2008 | Great (not so little) bag | | Rating: | | This bag holds a tool kit and lightweight shirt with plenty of extra room. The strap on the back holds my rear light straight back rather than down towards the ground. The pump straps on the bottom will fit my Topeak pump, though I mount it on the frame since it came with a mounting bracket. Zippers work fine after many miles, all in all a great little saddle bag.
It would get a 5, but its difficult to get out from under the seat on my Novara Corsa, could just be the type of saddle I have (factory Novara type). I usually leave my saddle bag attached so its no big deal for me. | | Neuey at REI on 05/05/2008 | Crafty fit | | Rating: | | | Just bought it yesterday so it hasn't broke yet (see other reviews). The fit however was a bit tricky. At first attempt, it didn't fit my saddle. What I did was flip the rear metal attachment piece and screwed it together. It's wrong, but it works...now. Aside from the crafty fit-ability, I LOVE THE BAG! It fits everything I need and more! Fits patch-kit, head-light, tail-light, phone, and a multi-tool with room for more. And that's before unzipping the expansion. | | jbaw at REI on 08/08/2009 | I can fit WHAT in here? | | Rating: | | This wedge fits way more stuff than I ever expected, and very convienently pops off the bike when I need to lock up and go inside somewhere. At present, I can fit the following simultaneously:
A spare tube
~40 inch backpacking strap with buckle
Combination cable lock
3 tire irons
Multitool
Screwdriver
Set of spare keys with lanyard
ID/Credit Cards
Bike computer | | Fitz the bike commuter at REI on 10/10/2007 |
| Negative Reviews:It would be great if it didn't break | | Rating: |  | I have a saddle mount on my road bike with a Selle San Marco Ponza and on my mtn. bike with a Vetta. What I like about this bag is being able to swith easily between two bikes.
I usually carry an Alien II, CO2, wallet, phone, keys, patch kit, tire levers, and a GPS logger.
The clip on the bag broke this weekend while mtn. biking. The bag couldn't handle the combination of rough terrain and what I was carrying. The bag has the capacity to carry more than I was. The only reason I didn't lose everything was because the velco strap held up until I noticed.
I'm giving two stars because a broken product with a history of breaking based on other reviews is likely to continue breaking.
Things I like in this bag that I didn't see in others are the strap for mounting a rear light and the elastic straps on the bottom which I used to perfectly mount my lowe pro camera bag. | | curriergroh at REI on 06/06/2009 | Design flaw | | Rating: | | | I bought two of these, foole me twice shame on me. It is a very nice bag, but the clip that secures it to the seat is plastic. Twice, after hitting unexpected pot-holes at 20-23 mph, the clip broke leaving my saddle bag draggin on my wheel when I was 30 miles from home. If they made this more sturdy, this would be ideal given its robust size and sturdy (other) materials. If you don't hit hard bumps this might work well for you. I stored Blackburn CO2 pump, extra cartidge, tube, tire levers, patch kit, mini tire gauge, a little cash, and my cell phone in this with little difficulty. | | Amateur Road Biker at REI on 07/07/2009 | Dangerous; poor quality on clip | | Rating: |  | | This could be a great bag; but the 'quick click fixer' is super poor quality. After only using for about 300 miles (3 weeks).. I looked down to see the 'clip' had snapped. I had not hit a pot hole; normal road riding - clearly vibration - but, I would not expect the bag to detach from the saddle. The velcro band on the seat post prevented the bag from falling into the spokes of the wheel.I just read other reviews that had the same issue; this bag should be on a recall list! I have had other Topeak bags that did not have this problem. [...] | | Valleyrider at REI on 01/01/2010 | Trouble with Brooks Saddle | | Rating: | | | The quick release mechanism does not fit my Brooks saddle. I intend on getting this same bag with the strap and not the quick release. Bag appears to be of very quality construction. | | JDK at REI on 03/03/2008 | Breaks easily | | Rating: | | | Put this on my road bike and the attachment to the saddle broke within 3 blocks. Replaced with another and it broke 10 miles into the ride | | walking the dog at REI on 07/07/2009 |
Neutral Reviews:nice bag poorly designed components | | Rating: |  | | Like the bag very roomy, but quick release bracket does not fit Terry saddles. I tried it on the Firefly and the Damselfly saddles. | | sah mb at REI on 01/01/2010 |
|
)
)
