[Closed] saddle bags

In my Camelbak.

If by 'road ride' you mean the carpark to the trail.

In summer I use one and a water bottle rather than a camelbak on road and mtb.

Conti do a minimalist one with a tube and levers which is good. I have a Fizik one that'll take a little more.

when on the road bike, the co2, tube, phone, multitool, dosh all goes in the saddle bag.

I hate stuff in my pockets on the road bike... or for that matter wearing a camelbak or similar.

on the mtb it all goes in the Camelbak - the less stretched position means I dont mind something on my back.

I have a very small leyzene one where I keep a tube, co2, multi tool, patches and spare chain links.

I very rarely even have to open it

In my jersey pocket I have another tube, tyre lever, a co2 and co2 inflator head thing held together in a rubber band. This is what I grab when I get a puncture

Food, keys, phone, gilet/ waterproof go in jersey pockets also

Mini pump on the frame

for road bike.

small pack it is then..

Getting back trouble persuaded me to try a Carradyce bag to replace the usual backpack.

I use them on road and off road rides

But all the wee fancy ones invariably die on me. Lezyne and Fizik being the latest two to go.
I swap them between bikes. I've worn holes in them where they may knock or rub very slightly underneath the saddle, and more annoyingly the velcro "wears" out

Seeking out a new one to try soon.

If you want to go even minimalister: minipump on the frame, tool and tube taped to the seatpost, folding money and phone in a pocket.

I use an ortlieb one on my mtb which is hardshell and waterproof and plenty big enough for phone keys, tube tool (not me ) levers and now my gerber suspension!

14£ for the small one off ortlieb at the mo!

The hardshell Ortlieb is great, I've got one on my commuter- everything else on the bike is rusty and manky but the multitool etc in the bag are all as good as new.

Think I have some Topeak on the road bike, it's fine. And yes, decent sized pump on frame- might not be cool but inflating tyres with a pump the size of a pencil is not my idea of a good time.

Commuting bike : in a decathlon tool bottle
Road bike : in a large Lezyne Caddy sack (see rule 31)

The bag was surprisingly hard to find - bought it from the distributors at the bike show. It holds a CO2 nanoflate, tube, microtool with tyre levers and a Topeak carbon fibre pump 😳 , and fits the middle pocket of a jersey perfectly.

I use a Pedros blowout bag (the 2nd smallest one)which is pretty dinky and holds a tube, Crank Bros multitool, 2 tyre levers, a couple of those tiny LED 'get me home' blinky lights and some pliers.

Its made of recycled inner tubes and the attachment system is great, it doesn't move around at all and tucks up under the saddle rails and is most unobtrusive. The logo on the back is reflective too.

Highly recommended!

Use them and have one on most of my bikes, use topeak ones mostly. Multitool, couple of tubes, tyre levers, puncture kit, tyre patch, a powerlink and zip ties generally in each one. Phone in jersey, water in bottle for short rides, otherwise a minimalist camelbak.