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seat pack solution for winter coat, etc.?
On Sep 18, 6:07 pm, "
wrote: Hi all - can anyone suggest a good solution for carrying a winter jacket and gloves under the seat? Here in CO it is often the case that you only want them on for descents and I hate carrying them stuffed in my jersey and I don't want to put a rack on. I've tried putting them in stuff sacks and then bungee cording them to my little seat pack but they never stay put and rub the legs. Thanks, Chris The Jandd Mountain Wedge III bag is very large and can accomodate jackets and other stuff. I know people who use it on week long supported rides in Colorado to carry all of their clothes during the day. Including Showers Pass Elite jacket, long finger gloves, leg warmers, balaclava, arm warmers. If used unexpanded, you don't need the straps. http://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FMW3 |
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seat pack solution for winter coat, etc.?
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:03:54 -0700, "
wrote: On Sep 18, 6:07 pm, " wrote: Hi all - can anyone suggest a good solution for carrying a winter jacket and gloves under the seat? Here in CO it is often the case that you only want them on for descents and I hate carrying them stuffed in my jersey and I don't want to put a rack on. I've tried putting them in stuff sacks and then bungee cording them to my little seat pack but they never stay put and rub the legs. Thanks, Chris The Jandd Mountain Wedge III bag is very large and can accomodate jackets and other stuff. I know people who use it on week long supported rides in Colorado to carry all of their clothes during the day. Including Showers Pass Elite jacket, long finger gloves, leg warmers, balaclava, arm warmers. If used unexpanded, you don't need the straps. http://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FMW3 Dear Russell, The Nashbar expanding version works well and is about $10: http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...20Frame%20Bags I've been using them and the JanD for years and find two problems. First, the rail straps eventually wear through. Slipping short, ugly sections of inner-tube over them solves that problem. Second, the seat-post strap eventually tears off from where it's sewed onto the nose of the bag. There's a huge plastic flap inside the bag, curving from top to bottom past the nose, so I stick an ice-pick in a stove flame and poke holes through the front to create a pair of slits for a strap. The fabric melts, so the edges don't fray, and the strap does better when run through the plastic. Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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seat pack solution for winter coat, etc.?
As someone with *no* experience with these types of saddle bags, I've no clue what would be tall enough. I'm 1.8 m (5'10") tall and ride a pretty generic 57 cm frame. Tall enough? \\paul Look for the Carrradice Barley bag, will easily fit. Has tie points on the bag lid to hold a wet jacket, use a couple toe straps. www.wallbike.com Scott G. |
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seat pack solution for winter coat, etc.?
On Sep 19, 1:38 pm, wrote:
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:03:54 -0700, " wrote: On Sep 18, 6:07 pm, " wrote: Hi all - can anyone suggest a good solution for carrying a winter jacket and gloves under the seat? Here in CO it is often the case that you only want them on for descents and I hate carrying them stuffed in my jersey and I don't want to put a rack on. I've tried putting them in stuff sacks and then bungee cording them to my little seat pack but they never stay put and rub the legs. Thanks, Chris The Jandd Mountain Wedge III bag is very large and can accomodate jackets and other stuff. I know people who use it on week long supported rides in Colorado to carry all of their clothes during the day. Including Showers Pass Elite jacket, long finger gloves, leg warmers, balaclava, arm warmers. If used unexpanded, you don't need the straps. http://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FMW3 Dear Russell, The Nashbar expanding version works well and is about $10: http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...ategory=600010... I've been using them and the JanD for years and find two problems. First, the rail straps eventually wear through. Slipping short, ugly sections of inner-tube over them solves that problem. Second, the seat-post strap eventually tears off from where it's sewed onto the nose of the bag. There's a huge plastic flap inside the bag, curving from top to bottom past the nose, so I stick an ice-pick in a stove flame and poke holes through the front to create a pair of slits for a strap. The fabric melts, so the edges don't fray, and the strap does better when run through the plastic. Cheers, Carl Fogel- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The Nashbar bag is similar to the Jandd medium size saddlebag, not the huge Wedge III bag Jandd sells. I have the Jandd medium saddlebag and my complaint with it is it swings around a lot. The straps do not allow it to be tightened to the rails. Velcro does not keep the straps from sliding towards the post. My seatpost velcro strap is wearing out and will likely break sometime soon. Straps through the rail seem just fine. Top of the bag is getting a hole worn in it from rubbing the rails I suspect. Nashbar bag does not have the horizontal reflective strap like the Jandd. I hang multiple rear blinkies on that Jandd strap. |
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seat pack solution for winter coat, etc.?
On Sep 18, 3:07 pm, "
wrote: Hi all - can anyone suggest a good solution for carrying a winter jacket and gloves under the seat? Here in CO it is often the case that you only want them on for descents and I hate carrying them stuffed in my jersey and I don't want to put a rack on. I've tried putting them in stuff sacks and then bungee cording them to my little seat pack but they never stay put and rub the legs. Thanks, Chris It depends on what you mean by "winter jacket". How big is your jacket. A normal bicycle windbreaker/rain shell will not only easily and unobtrusively fit into a jersey pocket, there are many largish seat packs that would accomodate one. A fleece jacket or lined shell would be a different story. If you look at an online retailer such as performance, they will give the volume of the pack as well as the dimensions. It would be easy enough to fold or roll your jacket and then figure out how large of a pack you need. |
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seat pack solution for winter coat, etc.?
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:41:32 -0700, "
wrote: On Sep 19, 1:38 pm, wrote: On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:03:54 -0700, " wrote: On Sep 18, 6:07 pm, " wrote: Hi all - can anyone suggest a good solution for carrying a winter jacket and gloves under the seat? Here in CO it is often the case that you only want them on for descents and I hate carrying them stuffed in my jersey and I don't want to put a rack on. I've tried putting them in stuff sacks and then bungee cording them to my little seat pack but they never stay put and rub the legs. Thanks, Chris The Jandd Mountain Wedge III bag is very large and can accomodate jackets and other stuff. I know people who use it on week long supported rides in Colorado to carry all of their clothes during the day. Including Showers Pass Elite jacket, long finger gloves, leg warmers, balaclava, arm warmers. If used unexpanded, you don't need the straps. http://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FMW3 Dear Russell, The Nashbar expanding version works well and is about $10: http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...ategory=600010... I've been using them and the JanD for years and find two problems. First, the rail straps eventually wear through. Slipping short, ugly sections of inner-tube over them solves that problem. Second, the seat-post strap eventually tears off from where it's sewed onto the nose of the bag. There's a huge plastic flap inside the bag, curving from top to bottom past the nose, so I stick an ice-pick in a stove flame and poke holes through the front to create a pair of slits for a strap. The fabric melts, so the edges don't fray, and the strap does better when run through the plastic. Cheers, Carl Fogel- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The Nashbar bag is similar to the Jandd medium size saddlebag, not the huge Wedge III bag Jandd sells. I have the Jandd medium saddlebag and my complaint with it is it swings around a lot. The straps do not allow it to be tightened to the rails. Velcro does not keep the straps from sliding towards the post. My seatpost velcro strap is wearing out and will likely break sometime soon. Straps through the rail seem just fine. Top of the bag is getting a hole worn in it from rubbing the rails I suspect. Nashbar bag does not have the horizontal reflective strap like the Jandd. I hang multiple rear blinkies on that Jandd strap. Dear Russell, Oops! You're right, I missed the mammoth dimensions of your JanDD and just looked at the picture. Cheers, Carl Fogel |
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seat pack solution for winter coat, etc.?
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wrote: Chalo wrote: cjcrawford wrote: Hi all - can anyone suggest a good solution for carrying a winter jacket and gloves under the seat? Here in CO it is often the case that you only want them on for descents and I hate carrying them stuffed in my jersey and I don't want to put a rack on. A Carradice bag like the Nelson Longflap is good for that, if you are tall enough that it doesn't drag on the tire or otherwise get in the way... As someone with *no* experience with these types of saddle bags, I've no clue what would be tall enough. I'm 1.8 m (5'10") tall and ride a pretty generic 57 cm frame. Tall enough? \\paul Off hand, yes. I'm off the same height and ride a similarly spec'ed frame with a Carradice Longflap. There are smaller saddlebags available, e.g., Cadet, if it's a concern. Browse the wallbike.com website, it displays photos of installed bags along with relevant specs. http://www.wallbike.com/carradice/longflaps.html |
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seat pack solution for winter coat, etc.?
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:22:16 -0400, Paul Myron Hobson wrote:
Chalo wrote: cjcrawford wrote: Hi all - can anyone suggest a good solution for carrying a winter jacket and gloves under the seat? Here in CO it is often the case that you only want them on for descents and I hate carrying them stuffed in my jersey and I don't want to put a rack on. A Carradice bag like the Nelson Longflap is good for that, if you are tall enough that it doesn't drag on the tire or otherwise get in the way... As someone with *no* experience with these types of saddle bags, I've no clue what would be tall enough. I'm 1.8 m (5'10") tall and ride a pretty generic 57 cm frame. Tall enough? I think so. But if all you need to carry is a jacket and gloves, a bag like the Nelson is overkill. My Goretex jacket and gloves fit fine, along with my tools and a spare tube, in an expandable wedge seat bag like this one from Performance: http://www.performancebike.com/shop/...tegory_ID=2310 Matt O. |
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seat pack solution for winter coat, etc.?
You don't need a bag.
Get a pair of those shoe laces that are no-tie. They are coils of elastic. Wrap each shoe lace over a seat rail. Then they sell a clip, perhaps for tents, that has 2 holes and a pinch clamp. Put each end of the shoe lace through the pinch clamp. Roll up your jacket. Put one end of the roll through the loop you've made with the shoe laces and tighten the pinch clamp. Do the same on the other side. You have a rolled jacket attached to the back of your seat. I've use the shoe laces to hold food for trips, etc. |
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