I recently purchased a Ridley X-Trail and am now looking to add a bag or two as I like to carry items with me when I ride long days. Any suggestions on great bags out there? In the past I've always used a rear rack however this bike doesn't allow that and also, trying a different approach. Would love your opinions!
In the past for similar bikes with cx-ish type frames where I wanted to use both bottle cages a Jandd Frame Pack has handled most of my gear, with tools and tubes in a Jandd Tire Bag and gels/bars in a Profile Epack. These are a great budget-friendly way to try out different bags, and plenty durable enough that they have seen Trans Iowa and Almanzo duty.
Revelate Designs has some nice bags for adventure/overnight riding, I just purchased a gas tank and tangle bag for some upcoming gravel rides. The bags are very high quality, but you pay for it also. I also purchased a tail rider and randonneur rack from Arkel to mount on the seat post. Plan to use this mostly on the road bike to carry an expensive DSLR for ride and shoot days. But it may also come along on gravel rides if I need more space. Hope this helps you out.
I have a few different Banjo Brothers bags. Very affordable compared to some of the others out there, but still durable. The large frame bag is similar to the Revelate Designs Tangle Bag but it's half the price.
If you haven't already picked something up, take a look at Road Runner bags. Their FRED seat pack hold a lot w/o being cumbersome. They also have a nice burrito bar bag to split the load between front and rear. https://roadrunnerbags.us/product-category/bags-for-your-bike/
rich wrote:I have a few different Banjo Brothers bags. Very affordable compared to some of the others out there, but still durable. The large frame bag is similar to the Revelate Designs Tangle Bag but it's half the price.
Second for Banjo Brothers. Have their medium bar bag kludge-mounted to a front rack on my cross check, works pretty well for rides that don't need additional clothing.
Also like the Jandd frame bag a lot. My bikes are kinda small so it forces me into a side-loader bottle cage on the downtube, but the specialized one works well (and comes in right or left exit).
I recently bought the bag from high note performance they are dealing in mainly bike riding products like the helmet, jacket, pants etc they also providing online service or home delivery of products you can try this online service I am sure you like their products.
I use the Klein Tool Bag most at work to keep all my tools in one place. I'm not an electrician, I work on PC and network equipment. However, it fits nicely on the various screwdrivers and pliers I keep along with picks and brushes. I can even mount a rubber mallet and voltage tester as well as a small cordless screwdriver/drill without any problems. Very solid and well built. I didn't have any problems with the zippers as other reviewers said. Be careful if it's smaller and/or not very strong, this thing is heavy even when empty.
