[Closed] Where to stash tools for bagless riding?

Ortlieb or Weecog sound good, is the Weecog a doddle to swap from bike to bike?

Water in bottle, watch for Strava.

No rush though, just had a bunion op today, I'll keep my eye out for the Topeak stuff.

Make a homemade tool roll and strap it to the saddle rails with a toestrap from your spares box, or cut up a dead inner tube 🙂

I hate carrying tools on my body.

In my motorbike days I saw some interesting holes in people from tools carried in pockets. I don't like keys for the same reason.

A small bag left permanently attached to the bike means you're always ready to go.

I use a Zefal Z Light Waterproof Seat Pack.
Holds a tube, tool, CO2 pump and 2 cartridges.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381233646612

Is the best muppet bag I've found in many years of riding.

I don't take tools other than a CO2 inflator in my jersey pocket. My bike is impeccably maintained and being a rigid single speed what could actually go wrong anyway (other than a puncture)?

Surely the Zefal bag interferes with a dropper?

Surely the Zefal bag interferes with a dropper?

Just do the seat strap up loose and round the seat post/clamp interface.
I run a Giant Contact dropper and a Gravity Dropper and it works fine.

saddle bag on a dropper is making my brain hurt

Why not go on wiggle and buy one of the many bags they offer?

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Lezyne road caddy sits so tight with a very strong strap that it never touches the dropper. 2CO2, mech hanger, levers, patches and multitool in mine. A thin zip tie to the saddle rail stops any possibility of lost bag. Tube strapped cheap but effective decathlon bag with a strap behind the headtube. Bottle on frame.

I'll add that one to the list too, ta.

anyone store things inside the seat tube?

I used to keep a bag of puncture pads inside the seat post, have a minipump strapped to the water bottle cage and a multitool and tyre lever in my pocket.

Last night I went for a quick spin and was looking around for something to hold tools, etc. and remembered I'd got an airline overnight pouch - the bag that contains eye-covers, ear-plugs and the like. Just the right size for multi-tool, levers, patch kit, CO2 and a couple of arm warmers! Cost = nowt (well if you ignore the £550 air fare).

Fits in to a jersey pocket.

Not a fan of tools in back pockets for mountain biking - I guess the risk of a heavy crash onto your back is tiny (although I've had one recently), but loose hard objects could do some serious damage there.

In my motorbike days I saw some interesting holes in people from tools carried in pockets. I don't like keys for the same reason.

There was a story a year or two back about an American rider who crashed and landed on his pack; he blames his shock pump for causing paralysis. Freak accident maybe, but makes what you carry and how you carry it worthy of consideration.

anyone store things inside the seat tube?

I have a seatpost.

Pimpmaster Jazz - Member
"anyone store things inside the seat tube?"
I have a seatpost.

Wouldn't it be nifty if the bottom of the seatpost had a cap so tools could be carried inside the seatpost.

Similar to the method used by Sunbeam to carry tools in the handlebar ends.

I might have to do something about that.

Wouldn't it be nifty if the bottom of the seatpost had a cap so tools could be carried inside the seatpost.

There did used to be a product, sold itself more under the keeping a tenner in your seatpost in case type thing. And of course you used to get the seatpost that was also a pump.

Would a bar end plug fit a seatpost? if so just need that and a bit of foam maybe to stop it clattering around,

YoKaiser - Member
...And of course you used to get the seatpost that was also a pump.

I've got one of those. Heavy thing and not well executed. A better quality one would be a start.

^ also I meant inside the seat [i]post[/i]

saddle bag on a dropper is making my brain hurt

This question often comes up...
I like the weecog idea above, but I've been using an [url= http://backcountryresearch.com/race-strap-mtb-saddle-mount.html ]awesome strap[/url] for many years - I ordered 3 from the states and have them on a few of the bikes. I on the XC bike it's all just strapped up. On teh roadie it's in a small Thomson bag (stem bag?!)
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Nice, tight, and simple...

DrP

where does your multi tool go?

a clip for your saddle rails would be good to store tyre levers, or maybe just gaffe to underside of seat.

RE the multitool question...it all gets strapped together. I've got a topeak mini alien type thing, 29er tube, some levers, and a patch all strapped under there.

DrP

whatever bike mounted bag you get make sure you pack it well. The contents get rattled about a LOT more than they do in bags attached to you. Had a particularly long period without punctures on the commuter, when I eventually opened my bag to find a tube "sawn" open by the threaded valve, spare disc pads polished/worn and the contents of the puncture repair kit a mess. Everything gets wrapped in a bit of rag now.

Saddle packs are good, had a [url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/topeak-aero-wedge-buckle-medium-saddle-bag/ ]topeak wedge[/url] for a while, was nice but eventually the stitching on the straps went, and they can obstruct seatpost mounted lights. Currently using an aldi clip on number, it's lasting so far. I used a [url= https://www.evanscycles.com/deuter-front-triangle-bag-EV198490?esvt=1438-GOUKE260526&esvq=&esvadt=999999-0-38480-1&esvcrea=61235522456&esvplace=&esvd=c&esvo=EV198490-NA-BLK&esvaid=50080&gclid=CjwKEAjwgbG5BRDp3oW3qdPiuCwSJAAQmoSDO9LBL8Gkhc_L5e_0ThBadNwN7eNS274Uz7ae22nsHBoCFU7w_wcB ]Deuter frame bag[/url] over winter (and on other bikes for short rides when I don't want a pack) works well, but gets in the way when grabbing bike to haul it over obstacles and if you want to use bottles. (and may not work on some suspension/weird frames)