Originally Posted by
Machka
And also, we have found fairly sturdy and durable backpacks which roll up to almost nothing. We took them on tour trip round the world. They were very handy for carrying all our personal stuff ... the stuff we did not want to leave unattended on the bicycle. I'd also recommend something like that.
One of the reasons I use an Ortlieb bar bag is because it's so quick to get off and on the handle bars. The Klickfix mount is great and it's no trouble to take the bar bag with me for even the shortest time off the bike.
My saddlebag isn't simple to get off my bike so it's reasonably thief proof and I've always thought that a motion sensitive alarm would scare away anyone trying to open the bag and take something.