Cheap seat bag

Laurel Thomason

I was looking for a cheap seat bag for my BikeE and came across a useful solution for local errand
riding. I took a rubbermaid trash can and zip tied it to the back. Works great. It's green. It will
hold my laptop bag and U-lock. Just thought I'd share.

Freewheeling

On 16 Jun 2003 08:28:28 -0700, laurel_thomason@yahoo.com (Laurel Thomason) wrote:

>I took a rubbermaid trash can and zip tied it to the back. Works great. It's green. It will hold my
>laptop bag and U-lock. Just thought I'd share.

You're not talking about the 20 gallon version, I gather.

Eddie H

On the one hand, some adaptions for bent accessories I've run across speaks well of creative
ingenuity, but on the other hand, we have a lawn-chair/duct tape imagery among non-benters that I
don't find particularly as fetching as our mode of cycling deserves. Adding a trash can compounds
this problem of imagery, I think. I'll pass on this one, but thanks for sharing.

laurel_thomason@yahoo.com (Laurel Thomason) wrote in message
news:<ca2d9dbc.0306160728.b40a627@posting.google.com>...
> I was looking for a cheap seat bag for my BikeE and came across a useful solution for local errand
> riding. I took a rubbermaid trash can and zip tied it to the back. Works great. It's green. It
> will hold my laptop bag and U-lock. Just thought I'd share.

William Higley

I picked up a used (looks new) backpack at a hiking outfitters for $0.50. I just undid the
straps, reattached them to the back of my seat and called it good. The pack has about 1200 cubic
inches of space.

I later picked up a Camelback Unbottle (100 oz.) at my lbs for about $35. When I need fluids I just
drop the Unbottle in the backpack.

I prefer to think of myself as thrifty and yet I can still look nifty.

William Higley, Sr. Vision R-50 "Laurel Thomason" <laurel_thomason@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ca2d9dbc.0306160728.b40a627@posting.google.com...
> I was looking for a cheap seat bag for my BikeE and came across a useful solution for local errand
> riding. I took a rubbermaid trash can and zip tied it to the back. Works great. It's green. It
> will hold my laptop bag and U-lock. Just thought I'd share.

Laurel Thomason

What if I wear my flourescent team Sobe jersey when I ride? Will that get me in the club?

I'd make a tailbox, but my seat is extended all the way. I have heard of the backpack solution, but
I don't trust the zippers to remain shut under load. Plus, it has to be secure to hold my laptop.
And my car broke, and I was desperate. We can't all be fashion slaves.

edhurt@pacbell.net (Eddie H) wrote in message
news:<c4b420b2.0306162007.45caf91a@posting.google.com>...
> On the one hand, some adaptions for bent accessories I've run across speaks well of creative
> ingenuity, but on the other hand, we have a lawn-chair/duct tape imagery among non-benters that I
> don't find particularly as fetching as our mode of cycling deserves. Adding a trash can compounds
> this problem of imagery, I think. I'll pass on this one, but thanks for sharing.
>
> laurel_thomason@yahoo.com (Laurel Thomason) wrote in message
> news:<ca2d9dbc.0306160728.b40a627@posting.google.com>...
> > I was looking for a cheap seat bag for my BikeE and came across a useful solution for local
> > errand riding. I took a rubbermaid trash can and zip tied it to the back. Works great. It's
> > green. It will hold my laptop bag and U-lock. Just thought I'd share.

Tom Blum

", but on the other hand, we have a
> lawn-chair/duct tape imagery among non-benters that I don't find particularly as fetching as our
> mode of cycling deserves"

HEY!!! I resemble that remark!!!

--
Miles of Smiles,

Tom Blum Winter Haven, Florida Homebuilts: SWB Tour Easy Clone Speed Machine Clone

www.gate.net/~teblum

bentcruiser

Comparitively, my Lone Peak seat bag from Calhoun Cycle is a cheap seat bag compared to a lot of the ones out there. It was approx. $43 there...as opposed to the $60 that Hostel Shoppe wants for the same bag.

__________________
Derek,
Burley Canto

Laurel Thomason

I've heard nothing but good things about the Calhoun bag, and although I agree that the square
rubbermaid wastebasket is a blight on the recumbosphere, it's not as ugly as you might think, and
there's something to be said for the trunk concept--just take what you have and toss it in the back,
without the hassle of panniers and packing. I suppose a bob trailer would serve the same purpose
rather admirably.

bentcruiser <bentcruiser@yahoogotkot.com> wrote in message
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> Comparitively, my Lone Peak seat bag from http://www.calhouncycle.comCalhoun Cycle is a cheap seat
> bag compared to a lot of the ones out there. It was approx. $43 there...as opposed to the $60 that
> Hostel Shoppe wants for the same bag.
>
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> - - - - Derek Burley Canto, modified
>
> - - - - Derek Burley Canto, modified
>
> >--------------------------<
> Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com

Don

Derek, How many pockets in the Lone Peak? The picture on Calhouns site and description do not tell
me. The Lone Peak site is about 4 years out of date.

I need a good bag for a Giro mesh seat. I do not like the single cavernous bags. A big compartment
is very useful to put larger items in but I also like a separate compartment with easy access to
wallet, keys, asprin, and Cliff bars. That is the stuff I need at the beginning and end of a ride or
at a rest stop. I do not mind if the spare tubes get buried on the bottom.

bentcruiser <bentcruiser@yahoogotkot.com> wrote in message
news:<3ef06275$2_1@news.chariot.net.au>...
> Comparitively, my Lone Peak seat bag from http://www.calhouncycle.comCalhoun Cycle is a cheap seat
> bag compared to a lot of the ones out there. It was approx. $43 there...as opposed to the $60 that
> Hostel Shoppe wants for the same bag.
>
>
>
> --
> - - - - Derek Burley Canto, modified
>
> - - - - Derek Burley Canto, modified
>
> >--------------------------<
> Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com

Blech

edhurt@pacbell.net (Eddie H) wrote in message
news:<c4b420b2.0306162007.45caf91a@posting.google.com>...
> On the one hand, some adaptions for bent accessories I've run across speaks well of creative
> ingenuity, but on the other hand, we have a lawn-chair/duct tape imagery among non-benters that I
> don't find particularly as fetching as our mode of cycling deserves. Adding a trash can compounds
> this problem of imagery, I think. I'll pass on this one, but thanks for sharing.

With some folks using full body socks/fairings/condoms I don't think the Rubbermaid can is going to
damage the image any.

>
> laurel_thomason@yahoo.com (Laurel Thomason) wrote in message
> news:<ca2d9dbc.0306160728.b40a627@posting.google.com>...
> > I was looking for a cheap seat bag for my BikeE and came across a useful solution for local
> > errand riding. I took a rubbermaid trash can and zip tied it to the back. Works great. It's
> > green. It will hold my laptop bag and U-lock. Just thought I'd share.

Blech

laurel_thomason@yahoo.com (Laurel Thomason) wrote in message
news:<ca2d9dbc.0306181309.59c98fc6@posting.google.com>...
> I've heard nothing but good things about the Calhoun bag, and although I agree that the square
> rubbermaid wastebasket is a blight on the recumbosphere, it's not as ugly as you might think, and
> there's something to be said for the trunk concept--just take what you have and toss it in the
> back, without the hassle of panniers and packing. I suppose a bob trailer would serve the same
> purpose rather admirably.

It's not the wastebasket, it's the fact you have a BikeE that causes the blight to some of the
elitists here. I'll take a BikeE with a wastebasket any day over riding something a stupid
looking as this:

<http://www.mueller-hp.com/v2sock/mannedquarterthx.gif>


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>
> bentcruiser <bentcruiser@yahoogotkot.com> wrote in message
> news:<3ef06275$2_1@news.chariot.net.au>...
> > Comparitively, my Lone Peak seat bag from http://www.calhouncycle.comCalhoun Cycle is a cheap
> > seat bag compared to a lot of the ones out there. It was approx. $43 there...as opposed to the
> > $60 that Hostel Shoppe wants for the same bag.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > - - - - Derek Burley Canto, modified
> >
> > - - - - Derek Burley Canto, modified
> >
> > >--------------------------<
> > Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com

bentcruiser

The bag is divided with a nylon divider. It is 700 cubic inches so it is not too big. It is a great size for club rides or state tours. It will hold everything I need.

I had a BikeE Radical Bag but I got to where I packed too much. I like the smaller bulk of this bag.

__________________
Derek,
Burley Canto

Christopher Jor

$43. isn't cheap to me! I am frugal (spend a small fortune on my trikes) so I have enough left to
frequent yard sales, thrift shops, discount stores, bike shops. Getting a small insulated shoulder
container, a tourist-beach standing rack,an art bag, baskets, etc., for a buck or two saves me
enough to afford 2 Schwalbe tires, a fairing mount, a Sony Walkman at a yard sale, or who knows
what else.

Chris Jordan Santa Cruz, CA.

bentcruiser <bentcruiser@yahoogotkot.com> wrote in message
news:<3ef06275$2_1@news.chariot.net.au>...
> Comparitively, my Lone Peak seat bag from http://www.calhouncycle.comCalhoun Cycle is a cheap seat
> bag compared to a lot of the ones out there. It was approx. $43 there...as opposed to the $60 that
> Hostel Shoppe wants for the same bag.
> --
> - - - - Derek Burley Canto, modified
>
> - - - - Derek Burley Canto, modified
>
> >--------------------------<
> Posted via cyclingforums.com http://www.cyclingforums.com

Tom Blum

Christopher Jordan writes: "Getting a small insulated shoulder container, a tourist-beach standing
rack,an art bag, baskets, etc., for a buck or two saves me enough to afford 2 Schwalbe tires, a
fairing mount, a Sony Walkman at a yard sale, or who knows what else."

AMEN. my brother!!!

A new subdivision of the group "Frugal benters"

Tom