Saddle bag question for 29er?
10-03-12, 03:42 PM
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Saddle bag question for 29er?
Hello and good afternoon.
I have a 29" MTB and I'm trying to find a saddle bag that holds one tube, CO2, inflater and maybe a lever or two.
But nothing else!
The local bike shops all either have bags that are too small or way, way, way too big.
Anybody have any Goldilocks experience here?
I've been looking at the Jandd Mountain Wedge I but I'm not 100% certain as I can't see or play with it in real life,
Thanks and,
Good afternoon...
I have a 29" MTB and I'm trying to find a saddle bag that holds one tube, CO2, inflater and maybe a lever or two.
But nothing else!
The local bike shops all either have bags that are too small or way, way, way too big.
Anybody have any Goldilocks experience here?
I've been looking at the Jandd Mountain Wedge I but I'm not 100% certain as I can't see or play with it in real life,
Thanks and,
Good afternoon...
10-03-12, 04:13 PM
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I have the Fox 'Small Seat Bag' and it fills the bill for that. They also make a Large Bag in similar configuration but sounds like more than you need.
https://www.motocrossgiant.com/Fox_Ra...06-001-000.htm
https://www.motocrossgiant.com/Fox_Ra...06-001-000.htm
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I like the Ortlieb micro bag on my road bike because it's water (and obviously, mud) proof and it has a secure quick release clip that fastens to the saddle rails. HOWEVER, it may not fit every saddle out there, so your mileage may vary. (If you have a really narrow saddle, I bet the rails would be too narrow. I ride a 143.)
Because of the clip and construction of the seatbag, it resists moving around to a very high degree. You can also use rubber bands to hold stuff inside together and pack it in a way so that you don't hear crap bouncing around.
Note how I said I have that on my road bike. On my MTB I just put my spares in my Camelbak which is a Charge LR.
Because of the clip and construction of the seatbag, it resists moving around to a very high degree. You can also use rubber bands to hold stuff inside together and pack it in a way so that you don't hear crap bouncing around.
Note how I said I have that on my road bike. On my MTB I just put my spares in my Camelbak which is a Charge LR.
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I've had a couple of Jandd seat bags for my road and mtbs for 15+ years and they have been awesome for my purposes. The seat clamps have begun to wear some holes thru the material, but when I replace them I won't hesitate to get Jandd again.
Like you, for my needs the common bag offerings are either too small or silly large. The Jandds that I own seem to be just the right size for what I carry: tube, multi tool, tire levers, TipTop patch kit, a patch kit box with extra chain links and pins. There's still a bit more room for keys, cash, id, etc.. I'm guessing that we have similar needs for volume to carry.
I believe the bags I have are the Mini Mountain Wedge: https://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FMMW
Check out the Jandd website and you can compare the actual dimensions of the bags to see which would best suit your needs. It appears that you can order direct from them, too.
One thing I really like about these bags is the mounting strap with which you can compress the bag to avoid loose/rattling contents or the bag dangling/moving below the seat. Those things would bug the crap outta me.
Re the Wedge 1, make sure it doesn't fall into the 'too large' category for you. It would indeed be way too big for me by virtue of the 5" height
Like you, for my needs the common bag offerings are either too small or silly large. The Jandds that I own seem to be just the right size for what I carry: tube, multi tool, tire levers, TipTop patch kit, a patch kit box with extra chain links and pins. There's still a bit more room for keys, cash, id, etc.. I'm guessing that we have similar needs for volume to carry.
I believe the bags I have are the Mini Mountain Wedge: https://www.jandd.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=FMMW
Check out the Jandd website and you can compare the actual dimensions of the bags to see which would best suit your needs. It appears that you can order direct from them, too.
One thing I really like about these bags is the mounting strap with which you can compress the bag to avoid loose/rattling contents or the bag dangling/moving below the seat. Those things would bug the crap outta me.
Re the Wedge 1, make sure it doesn't fall into the 'too large' category for you. It would indeed be way too big for me by virtue of the 5" height
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Think I'm going with the mini tool kit from jandd, especially after you said you got 15 years out of yours.
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