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Narrow racks won't hold a large saddle bag, which will falls on both sides.
To be quite far, this is fairly true, as I also have similar problem when you have little load in them (that promptly slide to either side causing it to falls on the side.
@Skülly's solution of using a pump is sound, but it's preferable if it doesn't exist in the first place.
@withered_preacher is on the money about the bag being left on the bike, constantly removing and installing can take it tolls (sadly a must in London's famous London), but leaving the bag in allow it to settle in nicely.
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Narrow racks won't hold a large saddle bag, which will falls on both sides. But happy to be shown a picture showing otherwise. As I said depending on the bike I'm riding I sometime do it, but somehow reluctantly, not practical, tendency to fall to one side if loading not scientifically done...
I don't like bikepacking, no my world.
Carradice is very much my world though, I used their products for years and I'm a fan. I recently changed my Nelson for a super C for superfluous reasons.
I agree with you about unsupported Carradice, this is what I've been doing really over the years: attaching successfully and happily my saddle bag to my saddle loops, and loving having a saddle bag... But I realized that when in a rush for everyday commuting, I was towards the end using my panniers more because they get off the bike in seconds unlike leather straps, etc... So I started looking into saddle bag supports and, to my disappointment Carradice don't do these well, not enough sense there. My point is that it's a shame because, ffs, how hard can it be to come up with a decent product!
Currently, expedition qr is fine, high position doesn't bother me, and I don't understand why it should. I'm only concerned that it will break, because of bad structural design and am considering adding supporting struts if I manage to do that neatly.