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Which bag did you have? My Revelate has never bothered me save for its saggy appearance later on in the race. It still didn't move around enough that I noticed it.
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Apidura. I was using it too much though, I think they are best used as secondary storage for stuff you might need very occasionally rather than the shit you need on a daily basis i.e. like sleeping kit.
My lack of aero bars severely limited my storage capacity upfront, in future I will have a bar bag of some description just to keep rain spray at bay.
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Despite its carboness it's less robust than fabric in the event of a spill. One highpoint stone would shatter with the full weight of the bike concentrated on it.
That being said conventional saddlebags become like a squeezed tooth paste tube if you just remove a couple of items, which you generally do.
They ideally need to be loosened off, restuffed then retightened each time, otherwise they pendulum like the bull's proverbials. Mine had the annoying habit of sitting over to one side where I would catch it with the back of my thigh every pedal stroke.
I adapted to the swinging whilst en dansant to the point that now it feels strange and unsettling not having that weight at the back when I'm out of the saddle.