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You should get the carradice bagman to go with your carradice bag, it held the bag steady and stable unlike the current setup on my bicycle, I order the sport version as it's designed for smaller bag such as the Barley, it should hold the bag a little further away from the saddle so your thight don't hit it at certain time (note in the picture of my bike the saddlebag is closer to the seatpost, it's not bad at all, but you'll occasionally feel the bag on your thight when you shift your weight back a bit).

Bagman is certainly a good idea if you need to carry plenty of stuff. I have a larger Nelson Carradice which I had for a few weeks without the Bagman. One day I was riding at pace with it fully loaded and went round a roundabout, suddenly it felt like my rear wheel was buckled or flat tyre as the back of the bike was snaking everywhere, I got thrown off and wrecked a new set of bibtights, a new pair of shoes and my knee and hip then had to ride another 20 miles home after a night shift. This was caused by the bag swinging about.
I am a fairly experienced rider of different bikes and have never felt quite as out of control as that. Since i got the bagman all is well.