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Holds it flat for easy loading and unloading/rifling through to find something, minimises swing and movement, holds it out the way of my legs.
Personally I find them a lot more inconvenient when they just hang there, but for loads of people it’s not a problem at all! And it also sits on there solidly with only the QR locked in and no strap to the seatpost. I hate having to fiddle with lots of straps - which is part of the reason I’m eyeing up a Super C with plastic buckles.
Nef
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?