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If anyone does decide to sell I’m all ears...
Got an email "confirming" it will be shipped on 22nd. 😉
Just loaded mine up.
Comfortably takes:
goretex shell
armwarmers
pump
29r tube
tubeless repair kit
2 x CO2 canisters
multitool
rx100 camera
exposure axis light
phone/wallet.
plus a bit of room to spare. No bladder but then I’ve got a bottle cage on my bike.
Comfy on a ride too. Only bouncing was while seated over a few rocky sections, stood up and descending didn’t notice it at all.
Sounds good.
I have a 2 litre Evoc bladder from another pack I've never used. It's design should allow it to be folded over at the top to decrease its size and fit in ok.
If anyone that picked one up doesnt get along with it, do PM me and ill take it off your hands!
Picked mine up from PO this morning, looks good, v pleased so far, I'll give it a bash later in the week.
Mine has been shipped today! 👍
Got mine, tried it out over the weekend.
The only weak point I can see so far is there's no snug space for one of those massive modern personal telephones. I had to chuck mine in the bladder pocket. The rip strip had a single waterproof-zipped pocket for just such a thing.
Got mine today, looks good, really roomy!
Mine turned up today too! 😃
Hurrah! Fanny buddies!
Wait.
^^
Yeah, don't go there. Let's not over think the implications.
Perhaps needs a new forum for all of us now. 😉
Put a bladder in it, (have to find the top over) and can get 1.25L into it.
Tools etc fit great and very comfy actually. Taking it out tomorrow for a test. Nice not having the weight on my shoulders....the pack also hides my overflowing waist line which is a bonus! Lol
Large mobiles could do with a dedicated pocket but not a massive issue.
All my Madison shorts have a right good phone pocket on them, at an angle just below my arse cheek, sorted.
I'll try mine on Thu night, look fwd to it.
Ditto mate. Usually carry my mobile in a zipped pocket on my Humvees.
Mine arrived today. Seems good!
Im pretty amazed at how much kit this holds. I have a bottle cage on the frame so don't want/need a bladder.
Great bit of kit for summer / short rides. The usual Evoc build quality as well. At £34 it was the deal of the month.
Ok, went or out a shortish ride tonight.
Very impressed, not having any weight on my shoulders was great. Having the weight around my waist was basically unnoticeable. I forgot I had the thing on, can't get better than that. Bladder had over 1 litre of water in and I basically had the bag full up with spares/tools etc.
Being picky? The water tube is not as easy to get to as I just had it tucked under the waist band to take up the slack. There are better solutions around to that anyway but that's the only negative I can comment upon.
Going to use this a lot over the Summer, chuffed! 👍
How exactly does the cinch system work on this?
Ive received one today for summer, but when i try to pull on belt on the buckle nothing happens? My buckle etc came loose so no doubt its threaded wrong
Would any one be kind enough to take a pic of how the buckle and cinch section are threaded please? A close up perhaps
I assumed you just tug at it and it gets tighter or press the opposite way and it becomes slacker but mine does neither the way its threaded 😣
Any help appreciated
OW - I'll try to remember to get a photo of mine this evening for you. Used mine for the first time last evening, and was pleasantly surprised.
Any recommendations for which bladder? I used a cheap one from eBay and not only did the water taste disgusting, but it doesn't fit well, and the fold I used made drinking difficult.
been using one for 6 weeks or so, its great in hot weather, stable, light, got a pump, co2, tube, multi tool, light rain/pub beer garden jacket etc, just the job. Be all the rage soon. again.
cheers fadda - appreciated, looking at the pics, mines has 2 plastic cinch bits (as well as obviously 2 buckles), where as any picture ive seen it just has the buckles only, then 2 guides for the excess
I cant pull it to tighten on the fly, so once its in place the strap is it suppose to not slacken off with weight/movement?
any other one ive tried you just pull either side to the buckle to tighten up once they become a bit slacker, theres no option on mine to do this, unless its routed through the buckles incorrectly from new
I don't think the evoc bladders taste nice at all, id just get a camelback one if possible (though im just using bottles so not bothered by a bladder)
I use a silicon bottle in it, don't ever really drink on the move, and most of my riding is winch and plummet type so time for a wee drink at the top.
Very happy with mine, and a total steal at this price. Ironically though, the weather is almost too good for using it right now - on a Iong ride I need more water than it can comfortably carry. Still, for average summer days it's spot on. Might need to buy a smaller mini-pump or CO2 thingy though, as my regular pump won't fit inside.
Had mine for over a year and it's my most used pack. Usually use it with water only in the bladder and a separate bottle on the bike for energy / electrolyte drink.
I tend to slacken off the side straps and then tighten the main strap. You can then tweak the side straps if you need to.
side straps??? not even noticed any! do all of yours have 2 clasps on the front belt as well as the buckle? so essentially 2 extra pieces of plastic?
side straps???
You can see them in the picture on the original link. They're the ones that join the 'wings' to the main body of the back.. they're so you can slacken off the pack for improved air flow on the climbs but work just as well to fine tune the fit.
Not sure what you mean by clasps.. mine looks just like this:
my main belt doesn't look like that - buckles are identical, then you've got 2 loop bits on to keep the excess tidy, where as mine has 2 extra clasps where your bits are...ill take a pic tonight and show you, either mines is an updated version , or a old version....
the only strappy bits ive got on the side I think are for tightening up the bottle holder to keep it secure
mine also didn't come with the little magnet thing either (though I didn't buy the bladder version)
Mine is the same as yours by the sounds of it, 2 extra plastic 'buckles' not the fabric ones in the pic above. I also have the side straps, yes, they are as you say to tighten up the pack contents, but they also stop the pack bouncing about. I'll take a pic tonight if I can be arsed!.
ah right cool, so with these 2 clasps nobeer, is it set rather than its gets slacker over time? theres no way to adjust it on the fly with this system, so kinda hoping its just set and forget on the main strap!
I must have those 2 side straps then, just thought it was for the bottle, but didn't realise they did something to keep the pack tight
On mine the side straps are adjustable on the fly as the pack contents changes e.g. you drink water, add/remove jacket etc to keep things nice and tight. Obviously to adjust for your waist size you'd just do that once with the main buckle.
Don't think it has that little plastic clip on the side.
that's great zilog, sounds like its almost setup first on main strap, and then move side straps accordingly for weight/water loss in the pack itself
sounds great, cant wait give it a shot, no way could get away with one in this weather on long rides at weekend, but perfecto for evening rides!
Yes that's exactly how it works. I couldn't actually find a clear photo online of those extra straps! But it looks like the version on the Evoc website doesn't have them, so I assume that's the new version. Makes sense that Tredz would've been selling an older version given the discount!