It doesn't sway side to side at all, weighs basically the same, can be used completely empty if you need to pick up shopping etc, you can open it to get stuff out without having to unpack your entire bag.
I had a saddle bag before the carradice and it was shite though it was a cheap one
Can’t say I’ve ridden it in much rain. It’s only heavy cotton. Suppose you could wax it or alternatively, attach loops to a big enough similar shape bag and use the Carradice bagman rack as support
It doesn't sway side to side at all, weighs basically the same, can be used completely empty if you need to pick up shopping etc, you can open it to get stuff out without having to unpack your entire bag.
I had a saddle bag before the carradice and it was shite though it was a cheap one