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So what's the current STW forum-dwellers choice?
My requirements are that it fits my laptop (A4-sized) plus my lunch. I'm needing to ride about 15 miles on a road bike so must have a waist strap to stop it flopping about annoyingly.
Low profile is good, which rules out most Targus, every North Face sac I've seen, Mont Blanc etc. Key / mp3 player pockets a bonus. Budget is about £50. No courier bags as I have a Timbuk2 already & I don't like it for much distance due to the floppiness factor.
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Karrimor-Zodiak-25-Day-Sack/dp/B002G9TR0W ]I quite like the look of this one....[/url] but wondered if I'm missing something....?
thanks in advance all!
Worth checking out the deuter range, had a speed lite* (*might be a bit small for a4 sized laptop) but has held up well for the last two years of commuting so far.
[url= http://www.deutergb.co.uk/ ]http://www.deutergb.co.uk/[/url]
in the wiggle sale at the mo too.
Do a search - this comes up fairly frequently. With a bit of luck you'll get the shower of the usual suggestions in a few minutes.
For what it's worth I'm on my second Deuter Bike1. Might just hit your budget if you shop around. Laptop-eating capability will depend on the size of the laptop I suspect, but that may well be true of most low-profile/bike specific bags at ~25 litre.
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i have a eurohike bag. it was cheap and has a spaced off back thing and waist strap so its cool on yer back for riding and can be worn for hte commute down the first straight of the bmx track without bouncing about but, to be honest, its not huge and quality isnt great. but for the money it does the job.
Deuter transalpine and Bike rage for me in the last 5 years of commuting 🙂
I can't imagine anything worse than wearing a heavy rucsac for a 15 mile cycle. That said, on my motorbike the Kriega bags are superb - they're designed for the leaning-forward, arms-out stance and take all the weight off your shoulders through to your chest. No need for waist strap (I have an R25 that doesn't even have one).
R15 is probably big enough, and they've been marketing it as a daypack for MTB riding too. Got a decent review by ST - http://www.singletrackworld.com/reviews/kriega-r15/
http://www.kriega.com/pages_uk/R15/R15-topframeset.html
+1 for the deuter ruc sacs - I've had 2 Deuter cross air ruc sacs and they've been fantastic. The first one lasted 8 years and the latest one is 3 years old and still looks new despite using it for commuting every day.
I've got a Vaude bag that I use for most of my riding. I think it's the Splash Air 20+5.
It's got an 'off your back' system that is similar to the Deuter ones I think. This does mean it isn't particularly low profile, but does keep your back a bit fresher.
It comes with space for a bladder, couple of pockets on the front, hi-viz rain cover, chest & waist strap and it's expandable (hence the 20+5 bit, I reckon).
Edinburgh Bicycle Coop's Revolution Trail takes my 15" MacBookPro, and a change of clothes. It' made by Vaude so has the same aeroflex arched back as the others.
[url= http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/ebwPNLqrymode.a4p?f_ProductID=10976 ]clicky[/url]
I use a bright yellow northface courier bag after trying a couple of rucksack options. Know you don't like them but the shoulder strap and chest strap make it static for my 17mile commute, plus it's easy to shift around to get airflow, so nowhere near as sweaty as the rucksack I used to use despite it being vinyl. And it saves using one of those hideous hump things as it's already yellow. And the water just rolls off.
There's a reason that couriers use courier bags rather than rucksacks.
Deuter cross bike. Laptop might be a bit tight (take a netbook in mine plus shirt, etc0). Great ventilation, good fit, waterproof and sturdy. Plus helmet holder is genius. CRC had them for about £40 not long ago.