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Most saddlebags will sit horizontally on a bagman. Strapped to a saddle and seat post means they rotate their orientation so the contents can fall out. They also sway when riding out of the saddle.
I use both methods, just to the saddle / seat post is fine for clothing sleeping bags and lightweight stuff.
The bagman is much better if lots of small and heavier items are floating around inside the bag.
adroit
I've been a carradice saddle bag user for at least 15 years.
I've got three, a really big one, a middle sized one and a tiny one. Without being arsed to look up the names, I think it's a camper, a barley and a tool roll handlebar bag.
I have a QR clamp thing on the saddle rails of each of my bikes, for the saddle loops to hang off. I strap the bag to the seatpost, using the seatpost strap, that looks quite a lot like a toe strap.
My question is, what does the Bahman wire loop support strut thingy bring to the party, that I have never had a need for in all those years? Surely they look ugly when no bag is on the bike?
Maybe because I have long legs and a lot of seatpost to strap to, I don't need it. Or I just don't care about the backs of my thighs touching the bags. Or maybe I am running a terrible risk and missing out on a carradice nirvana?
Anyone care to enlighten me?