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Frame Bags for Commuting

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  • March 27, 2017 at 7:54 pm #26941
    Canyon48

    Hi all,

    I’m starting to commute to work (only 10 miles) and I need to carry just a few items (lunch, card, wallet, phone, jumper) – I leave a change of clothes and shoes etc at work the day before I cycle in.

    (I’m currently on sandwich placement before I return to third year of uni end of September this year).

    I need a bag just to carry these items, but potentially able to carry more, I’m not a fan of rucksacks.

    I’ve been looking at Apidura’s Road Frame pack medium and it seems to suit my needs well, it’s just VERY pricey.

    Blackburns Outpost Medium is a similarly good option at a much better price, but it’s fairly hefty at 400 grams and I don’t need the extra expanding part.

    Anyone have any recommendations?

    Cheers!

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  • March 28, 2017 at 8:12 am #890005
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    HowardR

    Don’t not consider the

    Don’t not consider the possibility of one of Carradice’s traditional saddle bags (with a support) They may not be ‘on-trend’ but there’s a reason or few that they’ve been in production fo the past million years or so.  

    March 28, 2017 at 8:08 am #890003
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    Canyon48

    DaveE128 wrote:

    DaveE128 wrote:
    What kind of bike? A rack-top bag would be quite practical but I guess from weight comment that you want as light as possible?

    Mango Point AR. I have a pannier rack, panniers and a rack top bag. I found they were just a bit too cumbersome when I was commuting to uni and weighed me down a hell of a lot!

    My intention is, when I’m commuting light, to only use a frame bag. When I require more capacity, (when I go back to uni for 3rd year) I’ll shove my books and a couple things in a small rucksack – I’ll need to take a rucksack to uni anyway.

     

    I know, I could always buy a large specific cycle rucksack, but I’d rather not carry too much on my back!

    March 28, 2017 at 8:02 am #890001
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    Canyon48
    hoffbrandm wrote:
    would recommend a seat pack instead

     

    I have considered a seat pack, that’s my other option. Ideally, I would rather have the weight of my stuff lower down and in the middle of the wheelbase.

    The requirement for a rear light also makes the seat pack not so preferable. I do have a specific clip for my rear light, but I’ve never got on with those clips…

    March 28, 2017 at 4:09 am #889999
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    DaveE128

    What kind of bike? A rack-top
    What kind of bike? A rack-top bag would be quite practical but I guess from weight comment that you want as light as possible?

    March 27, 2017 at 9:57 pm #889997
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    hoffbrandm

    would recommend a seat pack

    would recommend a seat pack instead

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