rh100
Well-Known Member
For my Galaxy bike.
I need something that I can fit all the usual clobber in for a day out, such as:
Puncture repair kit/tools tube etc
jacket/waterproofs
spare bottle of water and food
map and phone wallet etc
I could fit another bottle holder, and maybe a frame bag for the phone and wallet to save some space.
However, I thought maybe instead of going for rear racks and full pannier kit, I may be better getting a large saddle bag, such as the Carradice Barley.
Is the Barley any good and are they roomey enough for the stuff I've listed or is it just too small?
Secondly, do these just attach to the seatpost, are they quite secure?
Also, I managed to score some front pannier racks for free off Freegle, they are the seperate small square types rather than the type with the top flat part. Do these only really get used when there are bags on the back also or do people use these on there own, would it look a bit odd or affect the handling only having front racks and bags?
I need something that I can fit all the usual clobber in for a day out, such as:
Puncture repair kit/tools tube etc
jacket/waterproofs
spare bottle of water and food
map and phone wallet etc
I could fit another bottle holder, and maybe a frame bag for the phone and wallet to save some space.
However, I thought maybe instead of going for rear racks and full pannier kit, I may be better getting a large saddle bag, such as the Carradice Barley.
Is the Barley any good and are they roomey enough for the stuff I've listed or is it just too small?
Secondly, do these just attach to the seatpost, are they quite secure?
Also, I managed to score some front pannier racks for free off Freegle, they are the seperate small square types rather than the type with the top flat part. Do these only really get used when there are bags on the back also or do people use these on there own, would it look a bit odd or affect the handling only having front racks and bags?