Just spent $190 on this little system, bag and rack. Seems pretty convenient, snaps right on in a second to go where ever two wheels will take you, just as quick snaps right off to go where your two legs take you. Holds a six-pack of Corona easily, maybe some ice packs and lime, and maybe lunch for work and some rain gear. I'm kinda proud of this purchase, as I've needed something for my daily commute to carry things.

Now that I've gotten it home, I realized I just spent $190 dollars for this trunk/bag, and rack. Hard earned money (which by the way I don't mind spending if it functions well and performs for years to come) which could have gone to my dream bike funds. I look it over now, and find it doesn't have features I would have wanted had I of planned this out ahead of time.

There is no way to lock the bag itself to keep people out of my personal things. I'm not sure if it is waterproof, as one of the bags I looked at (not this one) had a little rain cover you could put over it. No indicator anywhere on the bag, the site, the tag, anywhere that says it will resist the rain. The Interchange frame is plastic. I don't like plastic anything. The bag itself cost $140, which seems to me alot of money for quite simply, a simple bag.

Anyone else who bought this or something similar care to share some experiences? How is it holding up? Are there better bags out there for the same or less money that is better than this?

BTW I'm not dissing the bag. I've already been using it and it seems like a great system. I just have a few issues.

Thanks!

There's a guy that makes custom cargo cycles with a big box on the front. He makes those boxes where they do not lock. The reason is that if it's locked, people will break in and tear it up, even if it's empy. I think the lack of a lock on your bag is not an oversight, but just pretty much the accepted way to do things.

I can't offer an opinion on that specific bag, but I've looked at some others that would be comparable in cost (handlebar bags, specifcally). Ultimately, if it does what you want, it's worth it, and if it doesn't, it's not. Personally, I've not seen a "perfect" trunk bag. I'm using a little cheap fabric toolbox right now, and it works. The regular trunk bags are all padded, and the padding seems to take up half the volume. I'm not too concerned about waterproof, because anything in there that can be damaged by water will be in baggies anyway.

https://www.therandonneeshop.com/products/show/61-addit
https://www.therandonneeshop.com/prod...-trunkit_large

I am very pleased with this combo. The rack is excellent and well worth even the $70 I paid for it. (The price has gone down since spring.) Definitely nicer than any of the Interchange racks I've seen. The bag attaches and detaches really easily, and there's an additional widget you can buy to lock it to the rack. (If you wanted to carry a miniature luggage padlock, you could lock the zipper pulls together; I don't bother.) The bag itself isn't waterproof, but a nice coating of Heavy Duty Camp Dry makes it close enough. There's a built-in rain cover too, but I've never used it, even in downpours.

Nothing is perfect, if you no longer want it then check the store return policy and return or exchange it. I don't find lockability necessary since I don't leave my bag on the bike when go away from the bike. A thief will just cut it open to see get whatever is inside and ruin your bag or bike at the same time. I don't leave temptation if possible.

I think you all made a good point with a locking bike trunk. More than likely the contents of the bag will not be worth more than the bag itself, better to lose the contents than than the container itself.

Thanks Arcanum, I've never even thought of the obvious approach of adding aftermarket water-proofing to the fabric. I have to realize sometimes things aren't perfect out of the box, but can always be improved upon.

Thanks everyone for the replies. I will keep it and hope it lasts long enough to earn it's keep.

Cheers, Happy Thanksgiving!