EasyPeez
Veteran
- Location
- Cottingham, East Yorkshire
Hi,
Does anyone have any Alpkit gear on their bikes? If so, what's it like for practicality and durability?
I'll be picking up my new bike in a few weeks. I was planning on getting a CAADX and fitting guards and a pannier rack but since I've ended up falling in love with a much prettier bike (Equilibrium Disc 10) I'm rather loath to despoil it with such paraphernalia. A rack might work if I could whip it on and off every weekend but I don't think that's going to do it much good in the long run, constantly loosening the tension and then bolting it back on again. Not to mention time wasting doing so once a week.
I'm not convinced by seat-post racks.
Then I saw these and wondered if they might prove ideal for carrying lunch and waterproofs to work during the week in the Stingray plus keys, wallet and spare inner tube/multi-tool in the Fuel Pod. Seems they are easy to strap on and off and can take a decent volume of gear, but they're not cheap, and without being able to get to grips with them before ordering I'd be concerned about how durable they are and how well the Stingray would take a lunchbox plus extras without bulging out and interfering with my pedalling.
If anyone's got either item and can give feedback, or is thinking of getting some of their gear for similar purpose I'd be pleased to hear your thoughts. Cheers.
https://www.alpkit.com/products/stingray
https://www.alpkit.com/products/fuel-pod
Does anyone have any Alpkit gear on their bikes? If so, what's it like for practicality and durability?
I'll be picking up my new bike in a few weeks. I was planning on getting a CAADX and fitting guards and a pannier rack but since I've ended up falling in love with a much prettier bike (Equilibrium Disc 10) I'm rather loath to despoil it with such paraphernalia. A rack might work if I could whip it on and off every weekend but I don't think that's going to do it much good in the long run, constantly loosening the tension and then bolting it back on again. Not to mention time wasting doing so once a week.
I'm not convinced by seat-post racks.
Then I saw these and wondered if they might prove ideal for carrying lunch and waterproofs to work during the week in the Stingray plus keys, wallet and spare inner tube/multi-tool in the Fuel Pod. Seems they are easy to strap on and off and can take a decent volume of gear, but they're not cheap, and without being able to get to grips with them before ordering I'd be concerned about how durable they are and how well the Stingray would take a lunchbox plus extras without bulging out and interfering with my pedalling.
If anyone's got either item and can give feedback, or is thinking of getting some of their gear for similar purpose I'd be pleased to hear your thoughts. Cheers.
https://www.alpkit.com/products/stingray
https://www.alpkit.com/products/fuel-pod