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Several close friends and I have been working on a bicycle saddle bag prototype and would like to get some inputs and feedbacks from fellow cyclists here. We want to make sure we are on the right path to help address the issues that current saddle bags have.
As avid cyclists ourselves, we often time have our dilemmas when it comes to saddle bag. Practical or aesthetic? Size or storage? At one hand we want the saddle bag practicality of carrying around the essentials items like spare tubes and multitools during our rides. On the other hand we want to keep the clean aesthetic of our bike. In the case where the practical sense won the first dilemma, we typically still need to trade off between storage space or utterly bulky saddle bag. Even the ones least concern with aesthetic would shake their heads staring at the brick like saddle bag hanging below the bicycle saddle. Majority of the saddle bags in the market today are boxy and black, which doesn’t help to promote the saddle bag’s stylish or aesthetic aspect.
What do you guys look for when choosing a saddle bag? What is in your wish list of the ultimate saddle bag? If you are not a saddle bag user today, what is holding you back and what will make you switch camp?
Would you be interested if there is a saddle bag that can do the following?
1. Compact enough to carry most of your essential items. Think 2 spare tubes, 2 tire levers, 2 CO2 canisters, Multitools with chain tool, patch kit, all these in a compact form factor.
2. Stylish enough to not ruin your bike aesthetic, this can be quite subjective and personal but assume it meets your styling requirement.
3. Quick attach and release. Much faster than dealing with Velcro.
4. Abundant styling/color choices.We love to hear your inputs and hopefully we will be able to create something that all the cyclists want to use. Thanks!
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A quick side by side size
A quick side by side size comparion against other saddle bags.
Sorry if its a bit late but might I suggest?:Not a woven fabric as most are. It holds muck, is never water proof and takes for ever to dry.
Avoid zips. They are the first things to break.
Light fastening that is solid not a strap. So the light always point to the rear not down and doesn’t wiggle. Movement means eventual breakage.
Tool free attachment at all stages so not screw on bracket. Crap idea that makes swapping bikes awkward. Velcro is perfect if properly done.
No interference with possible use of arse saver type splash guards. The type of person who is fussy about a bags looks is the same person who is daft enough not to use mudguards
Size is irrelevant as we all want different things.
Thanks for the suggestions. There are a lot of fabric options that we are still working on. Point on woven fabric is well taken.
We think zip is still necessary as it allows easy access to the storage items. We are cautious about the zip quality thus we chose the one with high durability rating.
Tool free attachment is our thing. If you have not check out our preview video please visit https://www.vouel.com
We have a solution for light fastening and splash guard. Details will be reveal in coming days.
Sorry if its a bit late but
Sorry if its a bit late but might I suggest?:
Not a woven fabric as most are. It holds muck, is never water proof and takes for ever to dry.
Avoid zips. They are the first things to break.
Light fastening that is solid not a strap. So the light always point to the rear not down and doesn’t wiggle. Movement means eventual breakage.
Tool free attachment at all stages so not screw on bracket. Crap idea that makes swapping bikes awkward. Velcro is perfect if properly done.
No interference with possible use of arse saver type splash guards. The type of person who is fussy about a bags looks is the same person who is daft enough not to use mudguards
Size is irrelevant as we all want different things.
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