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psycholist
Aug 24, 08 19:20
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Minimalist saddle bag needed
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Can anyone recommend a nice, minimal saddle bag that will hold the bare essentials for fixing a clincher flat during a race. I'm just looking to carry a tube, CO2 cartridge and inflator head and maybe a couple of tire levers (and maybe a couple of bucks in case I need to pay a local yokel to haul me back to T2 if I get a second flat).
Some time ago I saw a guy on a ride who had something that looked like it really tucked up nicely between the rails and was out of the wind. I'm looking for the most aero solution I can find ... though aero and seat bag would seem like an oxymoron.
For use on a P3C with a Profile Tri Styke saddle.
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Keyser_Soze
Aug 24, 08 19:29
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This is what you seek...
http://www.bikesomewhere.com/...t/393/3762/16119?g=1
It holds just the basics - no more. I tuck mine almost totally out of sight under the saddle. It attaches with Velcro which makes a tight fit as well.
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Aug 24, 08 19:35
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Thanks, but nope. I've got a couple of those already. That's a suitcase compared to some I've seen (but can't seem to locate). Also, packs like that requiring a strap around the seatpost won't work with a P3C seatpost.
Thanks anyway.
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brider
Aug 24, 08 19:38
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Just strap a tube and some levers into the seat rails, under the shell. Use a section of an old tube to "bungie" it in... No bag needed.
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rroof
Aug 24, 08 19:45
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I use this one in black - it is pretty small. My tire levers JUST fit with a single CO2, head and tube. Not much room to spare. You can cinch it up pretty tight with the velcro on the sides and trim off the excess.
http://www.jandd.com/...asp?PRODUCT_ID=FMTKB
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dw67
Aug 24, 08 19:46
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Jandd or pedros micro
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Tom Demerly
Aug 24, 08 19:49
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http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/...amp;cat=0&page=1
http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/features/flatkit.shtml
http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/
(NOTE: This poster owns a retail business selling triathlon related products).
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Keyser_Soze
Aug 24, 08 19:51
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Thanks, but nope. I've got a couple of those already. That's a suitcase compared to some I've seen (but can't seem to locate). Also, packs like that requiring a strap around the seatpost won't work with a P3C seatpost.
Thanks anyway.
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How about this one...
http://www.nashbar.com/...20%26%20Frame%20Bags
17 ci and one strap.
Or this one...
http://aebike.com/...tails&sku=BG1715
15ci...but I don't know how it attaches
I know I have seen a 14ci bag out there...but can't remember. What prohibits the seatpost strap on the P3C?
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Smilin' Bob
Aug 24, 08 20:00
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http://www.bikesomewhere.com/...product/58/307/20225
that one is so small you it doesn't even have a strap for the seat post. just the one for the seat rails. I use it and love it. I 've used that cannondale too but I like the pedro bag better. just because I don't have a cannondale :-)
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slowhokie
Aug 24, 08 20:02
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This
LG Saddle bag
[Amazon.com] looks small and neat.
Smilin' Bob
Aug 24, 08 20:05
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LG Saddle bag
[Amazon.com] looks small and neat.
it's enormous. I have one.
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IronDad
Aug 24, 08 20:05
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I like this one... and the less you have in it the more you can cinch it down to almost nothing:
http://www.treefortbikes.com/...gate-Saddle-Bag.html
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one_lap
Aug 24, 08 20:07
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I have
this one
or one just like it - maybe actually smaller - from performance. I can sqeeze in a tube, 2 levers, a co2, an inflation head, and a drop of water. That's about it width and height wise. It's actually long fore-aft so there's some room in it. Fits well under an arione.
rroof
Aug 24, 08 20:07
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I tried that one - also very large compared with the Pedro or Jandd mini.
Good to see we all went through the same thing in our "search" though :)
I think the Pedros is the smallest (but actually too small for me).
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JasoninHalifax
Aug 24, 08 20:10
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Jandd. you don't have to use the seatpost strap if you don't need it. The only thing I would recommend is also securing it with an old toe strap, the velcro straps have let go on mine in rainy rides. (maybe because mine is 5 years old as well??)
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Tai
Aug 25, 08 1:21
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There are a couple made by european companies that are small little rectangles, they sit pretty much flush against the rails and are only about 1" in height, maybe 3" wide and 4" long. Basically a bit bigger than a deck of cards. screw on assembly that goes onto the rails and keys into the pack so no velcro around the post. That's probably what you are looking for, they are damn tiny. I had one and just dug for it as i don't use it as i always ride w 2 CO2, 2 tubes, tool, etc but couldn't find it. The little bag will fit 1 tube (preferrably a thin tube, 1 co2 with small inflation head, and if you're lucky a thin tire lever or two. anyways, can't remember who makes it, sorry, but they do exist... i for some reason want to say mine was made by Tacx but I think i might be wrong there.
anyways, good luck
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Aug 25, 08 1:32
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i've always just raced with the puncture kit in a zipp lock bag strapped down with those straps from toe clip pedals. as long as you don't put heavy stuff in, it works fine.
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Aug 25, 08 4:23
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I use this one from
Topeak.
There is a bigger one if needed.
vognyc
Aug 25, 08 5:48
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I use that same seat bag on my Felt B2 with SMP saddle. I actually mount it sideways and it tucks up almost completely under the seat. Nothing even hangs down far enough to overlap with the seatpost.
The SMP saddle has a rail that goes horizontally across the back, bottom part of the seat. I take one of the velcro straps that's supposed to go around the seat rails normally and put it through there. Then I take the strap that would normally go around the seatpost and put it around one of the saddle rails. And voila, the thing disappears.
campled
Aug 27, 08 4:00
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If you have a "third" bottle cage behind the saddle, you can opt for a large water bottle to stuff everything including a pump.
Got to have a wide opening and a wide neck so no "bottleneck" problems.
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Aug 27, 08 4:16
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I'm not sure if these are available in the states, but I have the 430 and it's pretty small. Just room for 1 tube, 2 x CO2, multi-tool and patch kit. The 210 must be tiny. Very high quality and good looking.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/...ddle_bag/5360037710/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/...ddle_bag/5360037709/
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Aug 27, 08 4:31
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I have had this for years works great,the side walls are made from inner tubes and top and bottom is nylon like material.
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Aug 27, 08 4:51
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This holds my flat kit (tube, 2 levers, microflate, CO2[x2], scab patches) plus my cell phone, a gel and a $20.
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dongustav
Aug 27, 08 5:14
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the Pearl tailgate is not tiny but its long rather than wide, fits behind the seat on my P2C nicely, plus it is
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lightweight, unlike the pedros stuff which is made of 5mm-thick rubber and weigh a pound totally empty. you can cinch the tailgate down to the size of a hot dog if you want to...
http://www.pearlizumi.com/...6&product_id=520
psycholist
Aug 27, 08 5:39
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Ha. Thanks for taking the time to post that, but that completely misses the mark. It's precisely the kind of thing I'm trying to avoid. Do you have a weather radio in there? How about a crow bar? ;-)
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