• My opinion is the best saddle bag is a super lightweight race and a drybag attaches to it.

    All saddle bags wag around and are shit really, if they’ve any weight in them.

    After experimenting with quite a few options and hypothesising about load of others, I've come to a similar conclusion.

    It looks like the manufacturers have realised this too as the latest thing in seat packs seems to be to incorporate a mini rack, to add stability, and make it quicker putting on and taking off, at the cost of a little bit more weight.

    I've just ordered an Arkel Seatpacker, which has a mini rack.
    https://www.arkel-od.com/en/seatpacker-15-bikepacking-seat-bag.html

    Alpkit do something similar. It costs half as much but the Arkel one seems better.

  • Yes, I saw that yesterday on Planet-X
    https://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/CCXTSBS/x-touring-saddle-bag-stabiliser

    Does it work?
    It was one of those ones where the fact that they had cut the price by 31% made me less likely to want to buy it! But maybe they just bought hundreds and need to shift them.

    I expect you would need to at least put a velcro strap round any bottles (and have them empty) on the off-road sections to stop them ejecting every 5 minutes.

  • I think there was someone in the FB group saying that a couple of those had snapped?

    The Carradice Barley with quickrelease Bagman I used to use for years was great but heavy. Now I've been using the smaller Restrap holster. While all of these seem to wag, this is pretty solid when you pack it with care and mostly with sleeping gear and clothes. But as my Speacialized saddle has those bolt holes under it for accessories, I wonder if I should try to bolt the holster to the saddle.

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