who DOESN'T use a saddle bag on summer bike

[Bman]

A bloody beaver makes for a tasty snack!

I'm glad this wasnt posted in a "different" thread. The meaning would be entirely different!

 

[fossyant]

...but gets you to 100psi so much quicker than those sexy carbon mini pumps ;-)

Mini the Blackburn Carbon wrap isn't........ back pocket..... anyway it was £35 of free very good pump.....why spoil a nice frame with a pump....

You should have seen the 'ikkle mini pump I once had - worked a treat until the seal and washer screw got lost - it was pocket sized - loved it..... was invented some 15 years ago and accompanied me on many a TT with a spare tub (tubular) - and of course on training rides......tub and pump strapped under seat....

I've fully tested my Decathlon Clever 900 - now that is darn good, although no double pump like the blackburn.......pumps up MTB tyres in no time.....and has a pressure gauge !

 

[bonj2]

a spare tub (tubular) - how does that work then?

 

[fossyant]

Off topic.....

Tubs do give a much faster ride... well bit like going from good to premium 'normal tyres. The rim just has a concave section - no lips etc. The tyre is effectively 360 round an inner tube.....so when hitting bumps etc it absorbs it better.... but they have to be 'stuck' onto the rim.....

They don't suffer pinch flats. Race tubs are about 50% bigger than a tube to wrap up - just like you do with a tube. You'd generally use an old tub as a spare, as you'll have the rim glue tape already on it - never ever use glue - it's orrible - the tape is better.

Tubs are fine for racing - or TT's, but the technology was catching up very fast 10 years ago with Michelin Axial Pro tyres...... but tubs still get there - see what the pro's are still using..... tubs and a few high pressures.

Tubs respond better to the road surface, even at high pressures, so give a more smooth ride....

TBH having fitted Pro Race 2's a couple of years ago, I really will never use tubs again..... the latest tyres are brill !

 

[Flying_Monkey]

I sometimes don't use a saddle bag - just stuff a multitool, compact pump and spare inner tube in my back pockets. What's the problem?

 

[jonesy]

I sometimes don't use a saddle bag - just stuff a multitool, compact pump and spare inner tube in my back pockets. What's the problem?

Presumably it means you aren't a serious cyclist?

 

[bonj2]

Off topic.....

Tubs do give a much faster ride... well bit like going from good to premium 'normal tyres. The rim just has a concave section - no lips etc. The tyre is effectively 360 round an inner tube.....so when hitting bumps etc it absorbs it better.... but they have to be 'stuck' onto the rim.....

They don't suffer pinch flats. Race tubs are about 50% bigger than a tube to wrap up - just like you do with a tube. You'd generally use an old tub as a spare, as you'll have the rim glue tape already on it - never ever use glue - it's orrible - the tape is better.

Tubs are fine for racing - or TT's, but the technology was catching up very fast 10 years ago with Michelin Axial Pro tyres...... but tubs still get there - see what the pro's are still using..... tubs and a few high pressures.

Tubs respond better to the road surface, even at high pressures, so give a more smooth ride....

TBH having fitted Pro Race 2's a couple of years ago, I really will never use tubs again..... the latest tyres are brill !

ah so you're effectively carrying a whole spare tyre then - i see

 

[fossyant]

ah so you're effectively carrying a whole spare tyre then - i see

Yes I was..... only in TT's......

No longer.......

Less about the belly you....I'll kick your butt.........

 

[threebikesmcginty]

After Bonj's post on saddle bags I felt very conscious of mine today. I've had it for years so it's not a trendy compact one or anything.
Looking at it now it seems huge, like dragging a binbag around with me on the ride - wonder if everyone was looking and sniggering?!!

 

[MadoneRider1991]

I don't use a saddlebag and carry stuff in jersey pockets

 

[bonj2]

Yes I was..... only in TT's......

No longer.......

Less about the belly you....I'll kick your butt.........

what a 10 mile TT? surely if you get a puncture you're buggered anyway - it's going to add at LEAST 2 mins on your time, so, SAY, 29 when you could have done 27 isn't going to be very good, unless you're competing with people you're way faster than anyway?

or is it just so you can get home..but why only on TTs?

 

[AlexInWonderland]

I normally just use a rucsack really. But then when i go riding i often do geocaching (google it) at the same time, carry my camera and some food etc. Obviously this isnt the best way so i may get a saddle bag soon. And stop carrying a dSLR camera round with me, its actually quite heavy lol.

 

[dodgy]

I sometimes do a bit of geocaching if I'm in unfamiliar areas. I have a geocaching app on my Nokia 5800 and it can download nearby caches via 3g or gprs and show me where they are. I wouldn't dream of carrying a DSLR with me though!

 

[fossyant]

what a 10 mile TT? surely if you get a puncture you're buggered anyway - it's going to add at LEAST 2 mins on your time, so, SAY, 29 when you could have done 27 isn't going to be very good, unless you're competing with people you're way faster than anyway?

or is it just so you can get home..but why only on TTs?

Didn't bother in 10's as you'd be a max 5 miles walk from HQ . Took a spare tub for 25's plus just as a 'get you home'.

If you puncture your knackered.

Tubs are really only practical for racing, I wouldn't bother training on them, plus I had lightweight TT tubs on aero wheels....

 

[dav1d]

I don't have a saddlebag, but I use a backpack and a cool bag. The coolbag has a few pockets in it, so I shove a puncture repair kit in it. It fits quite a lot in it even though it doesn't look like it would, so I often put a spare innertube, pump, jacket or long sleeved cycling shirt (or even both), gloves, hat, bottled water, and a few snacks in it. I can fit much more in it than a saddlebag anyway!