Shopping bag over saddle
10-31-09, 09:12 AM
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Shopping bag over saddle
Why do folks put a shopping bag over saddle?
To protect the saddle from rain or to hide it from potential thieves?
Must be some other reason, too.
To protect the saddle from rain or to hide it from potential thieves?
Must be some other reason, too.
10-31-09, 09:36 AM
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I think some seats will soak up the rain, making them, and your bum, stay wet for a long time. Those are the seats I think that need the bag.
Though I guess it could make people think you have a crappy seat, so don't give it a second look. So it would be used to hide a nice seat.
The only times I see bags over seats are on X-mart bikes and homeless peoples bike seats.
My seat does not hold water, so i just wipe it with my hand when its wet and go.
Though I guess it could make people think you have a crappy seat, so don't give it a second look. So it would be used to hide a nice seat.
The only times I see bags over seats are on X-mart bikes and homeless peoples bike seats.
My seat does not hold water, so i just wipe it with my hand when its wet and go.
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Its nice to have a bone dry saddle. There's an instructable (on instructables.com) about vacuum forming a "bicycle seat condom", but instead of looking for the machine I just took a slice of oiled leather or some stuff and attached it to my saddle bag, folding it over and securing it over the front part. I found this waterproof drawstring bag at goodwill that helps protect ice from forming on my saddle (which happens if it's below-zero outside.)
